Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[obbie]

BB your garden looks great

[Jude59]

It all sounds great! Now if only we could all get together and swap excesses....

[obbie]

Great idea Jude

[berringamababe]

Yes what a wonderful concept to share produce and food.  I get so much pleasure when people come and I leave with home grown veggies, it has been so hot I really need to replant corn tomato beet root and spinach.

[Jude59]

We are finding its the keeping up so there is always something coming on.  Pull something out - plant something new is the way to go.

[cookie1]

Our very small patch has suffered badly from the heat.

[Nikkit]

28's here  Not happy as they just love trimming the tops off all the tomato bushes. And they pick the green ones and toss them on the ground for a laugh. Wish I could shoot them! The dogs do catch them and eat them, but not enough!
Sheep poo cookie1 - I've put heaps of it in my vege garden and it has gone nuts. The veges seem to be coping with the heat - and we've had over a week of 40-43's up here. It is a great mulch and a slow release fertiliser and no weeds.
I'm picking tomatoes, capi's and eggplants.
I should look like a tomato - I eat about 5 a day on my toast for breakky and then for lunch. 
Picked about 8 eggplants today so going to make my yummy eggplant pickle tomorrow.

[cookie1]

I'll have to get some Nikkit. I haven't used any since my family left the farm.

[obbie]

got to plant more in my vege garden too.


still heaps of tomatoes, and beans

[goldfish]

Lol. Possums 1 - owl 0. Back to ye olde drawing board....

[judydawn]

Little buggars GF, what's plan B?

[goldfish]

Darned if I know Judy!!  ) only a few very small ones left now so will try to pick them ASAP as soon as they ripen. I'm thinking I was lucky to get as far as we did.  Maybe nets next time......I'm thinking maybe I should show the photos to the nursery that persuaded me this would do the trick )

[mcmich]

Oh dear GF!!!!
Obviously pretty smart possums.

[Jude59]

GF that is exactly what we found! A toppled owl.  After that we got our boys to build a big (but attractive) cage around the veg patch.  Haha tough luck possums!

[Nikkit]

cookie1 - me either. Not too sure why it has taken me so long to get sheep poo on my garden! My roses have gone crazy too - they're loving it and are having a second flush now - so pretty  
There's a guy NOR who delivers. He's great, unloads it where I want it, and reasonably priced. Buy 10 bags and he gives you one free.
Not sure if I am allowed to put his name here - but can PM you if you want it.