Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[chrissa]

Oh, yeah, while I was out sprinkling the coffee grounds, I found a pot I had planted some potatoes in so I emptied it to find a few little gems in there

[jo_nz]

Hi,
I'm a bit of a novice gardener, and we have peas & strawberries (can't get enough of them - kids eat them off the plants as they ripen), plus motly herbs (parsley, coriander, mint). 
We renovated out house last year, and only just recently got the garden set up after that, so waiting for a couple of things to come away again.  The mint and a little lemon tree are from pre-building work, so hoping they make it (pretty sure the mint will! It's spreading already).

I also have planted some rhubarb, but it does not seem to be going well.  I keep hearing that it's really hardy and it's more difficult to keep it under control, but I've not managed to grow any yet!  Maybe next time I go up to mum's I can grab a bigger chunk of hers...

Think I might have to try the spring onion tip!  Thanks.

[Emme]

Jo_nz I think rhubarb is quite a heavy feeder.  Do you have access to cow manure? We buy bags of the dried cow manure, (don't use fresh as it will burn) and use that and usally have a plentiful supply of rhubarb. Compost, would also work okay.  I think they also recommend that about every 2nd year you lift it and shift it to another position and fertilise is again.  Hope this helps.

Marie

[achookwoman]

Will post a photo of what we 'grew' in our garden today.  We opened the door and he came in side.

[achookwoman]

Echidna,  we think it is a baby.

[*suzanne*]

Wow how cute that's amazing and very brave to walk inside

[jo_nz]

Thanks Emme - I have a worm farm, so will try to focus on feeding the rhubarb with it, and grab some manure next time I'm at the garden centre!  

All we get coming in from the garden are occasional birds attracted by cat biscuits!  Not quite so cute!

[obbie]

we have about 10 rabbits now,

[achookwoman]

we have about 10 rabbits now,

Obbie, pets??

[*suzanne*]

I didn't think you could have rabbits for pets in qld?

[astarra]

Uh oh Obbie....how is your garden coping with them?

[obbie]

No, No pets. we have chickens, hence always about 12 dozen eggs here.

Just wild, some out the back in the shed, 2 on the side, 2 out the front under the pool deck, but we see them everyday...

 Vege Garden is going well, enclosed in Mesh.

One trys to eat the roses...

[dede]

Weeded the veggie garden / chicken yard on the weekend. It hasn't actually been a veggie garden for a couple of years because of the chooks.
We do have an area netted with raspberries that the chooks can't get too.
I'm thinking I might get some water tanks and make a few raised garden beds to grow some veggies and cover them with bird netting to keep the chooks out

[achookwoman]

Dede,  we have to net all our berry bushes, if we want any fruit.  The white netting is better than the black as the wild birds can see it and don't get caught up in it.   I have planted out the Giant peas, that I started off in the toilet roll centers.  They are going great.

[obbie]

we have nets over our plum tree, and nectarine tree.