This weeks pickings included
zucchini's and burpless cucumber...
~Out in the garden~
The morning sunshine...
Looks like a nice day ahead...
the
sweet potato vine is escaping...
Queensland Blue...
I planted seeds from last years pumpkins and they have germinated successfully.
Watermelon...
Rock melon,
or as we call it "sweet melon"
Eggplant is getting bigger...
so are the capsicum...
I have planted a rock melon seedling in the middle :)
Onions and leeks almost ready to harvest...
Sweet corn and apple cucumber...
Kale...
Amish Ox heart tomatoes...
Potatoes...
From this plot, I have pulled out the Brussels Sprouts as the aphids were getting out of control.
No sprouts = no aphids!
There are a couple of poor broccoli plants left behind that were buried among the sprouts. Hopefully they can grow properly now. I have also planted some watermelon seedlings in there too.
I dont think the soil is quite right in this plot. The plants tend to go yellow, but the cucumber is still growing and producing. The plant in the middle is a self sown Nectarine tree. Will need to dig it out soon and put in a pot for relocation...
Baby burpless...
Last seasons carrots, with the new seedlings sown for the next crop...
A bit later I will be putting more seeds in the spaces...
Mixed variety plot of
spring onions (that need removing), broccoli, cucumbers, a watermelon seedling
and one lonely beetroot...
Another mixed plot with more potatoes, spring onions, apple cucumber, last years capsicum, a tomato plant and two sad strawberry plants...
Self sown tomato plant...
Dwarf beans...
The little beans are just starting to show...
The zucchini's are growing and producing really well. I would say I have picked twenty of these already... I go out first thing each morning and pollinate the flowers...
This plot has celery, silver beet, rhubarb and a cucumber plant in there somewhere...
Broccoli and silver beet...
Have picked most of the lettuces...
and planted a couple of rock melons seedlings in here...
Yippee,
I have managed to get a couple of ox heart tomatoes seeds to sprout!
My mum gave me some seeds as she had great success in growing them.
Hope I dont kill them now...
We have had some very interesting weather with very hot days that were followed by a fantastic storm that passed through the other night. Lightening, thunder and a bit of rain. The rain gave the garden a much needed boost. Thankfully we managed not to lose any plants in the hot weather or the storms.
What are you growing in your garden? Do you grow your own veggies, or do you prefer flowers?
xTania
