Ok…. let me begin by saying we know very little about growing vegetables except that you plants seed/seedlings, water them and harvest home grown goodies. It doesn’t sound complicated……. what can happen??? Andrew, Dad and Ben built our veggie patch. We went with old railway sleepers to keep with the style of our house.
We filled the garden with premium garden mix (dirt with cow excrement!).
Then there was a big decision to make….. what do we plant. I headed to local hardware/nursery and read nearly every seed packet looking for what is in season. I also bought some seedlings. This is what we decided on – tomatoes, carrots, corn, beans, radishes, zucchini, spring onions, watermelon and pumpkin. We also were given some passion fruit plants. Ben was also given some magic seeds from his cousin Maggie so we planted those as well. They will be a total surprise!! On advise from friends we planted the pumpkin and water melon in the ground not in the veggie patch and put the passion fruit next to the fence.
So we said a little prayer and kept our fingers crossed. And Voila…… a week later they sprouted…..YAY!!!! (Yes Ben has the same shirt on!)
This week we have been chasing away the Magpies that keep pecking at the seedlings. Ben suggested we needed a scarecrow……what a great idea!
That is cool! A vega patch is on my to do list also. You have heaps of stuff planted, you will need a bigger patch me thinks!!
Yeah….. I think so too Uncle Cam!!!
I’m pretty sure Graham Ross from Better Homes & Garden would suggest that you mulch your brand new veggie patch with some straw as it helps with water retention, keeps your seedlings protected and is great for the soil. Another favourite tip from Graham seems to be watering them with seaweed solution, particularly when they are young but I’m sure it doesn’t hurt to give them a top up from time to time either!
A FEW WEEKS AGO YOU WERE ONLY TALKING ABOUT IT- NOW YOU HAVE IT -AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS GROWING IN IT. GOOD ONE. AND GOOD LUCK – AND IF IT ALL WORKS Y76OU WILL HAVE TO GIVE ME A CLUE OR TWO BECAUSE I’M DAMMED IF I CAN KEEP MY BEENS ETC AND THE RHUBARB GOING. IT’S THE HEAT WAVE WE HAVE HAD AND THE DAMMED INSECTS WHICH KEEP EATING THE LEAF. DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME, YOU JUST KEEP A REAL CLOSE EYE ON YOUR LITTLE PATCH AND PROTECT IT WITH YOUR LIFE!