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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #975 on: August 24, 2014, 03:22:12 am »
Thank you for the inspiration to get back into the garden everyone!

I think I have come to the realisation that our veggie patch will be best suited to summer crops (combination of laziness and planing that will grow in our climate)!

Today I spent 30 minutes weeding in preparation for the tomatoes that my dad put in his greenhouse yesterday. Our last frost won't be for at least another month, but that gives us time to prepare the soil :)
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #976 on: August 24, 2014, 08:02:18 am »
Jam,  like you , our garden is best suited to Summer.  We always say latest frosts are on Melb cup day. 
Spent another day weeding.   Tomorrow should see most of it done. 

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« Reply #977 on: August 25, 2014, 12:39:45 pm »
We are building another garden. Need to get more soil in. Went to a seed savers meeting on the weekend which was interesting. So much to learn with gardening and I am a novice! These are our kids up at our community garden plot on the weekend.

I would also love to get some chooks. So need to fix up the fence and enquire on where to buy then from.

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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #978 on: August 25, 2014, 12:43:34 pm »
Your have certainly filled every inch of your garden INAID.Great photo of the kids,they are growing very fast. ;D
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« Reply #979 on: August 25, 2014, 08:14:54 pm »
Yes a bit in there. Eggplants, rocket, tomatoes, lettuce, curry plant and choc mint

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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #980 on: August 25, 2014, 09:23:41 pm »
Yes a bit in there. Eggplants, rocket, tomatoes, lettuce, curry plant and choc mint
That looks good.  The kids will love the chooks.

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« Reply #981 on: August 26, 2014, 06:32:47 am »
chooks are great INAID, e get our from Herberton..
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #982 on: August 26, 2014, 07:11:29 am »


This is a mini cauliflower.  1 meal for the 2 of us.  We had 6 growing, 2 left.

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« Reply #983 on: August 26, 2014, 09:02:30 am »
Great looking cauliflower Chookie.  8)
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« Reply #984 on: August 26, 2014, 12:14:49 pm »
What type have you got Robyn? Yum Chookie.

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« Reply #985 on: August 27, 2014, 06:09:28 am »
Dad used to grow those Chookie. He used to give them to DD telling her he grew mini cauliflowers just for her.  ;) I'd love to buy them but you don't see them in the shops.
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« Reply #986 on: August 27, 2014, 07:55:26 am »
Dad used to grow those Chookie. He used to give them to DD telling her he grew mini cauliflowers just for her.  ;) I'd love to buy them but you don't see them in the shops.
Cookie,  how sweet.   Think you have to grow your own.  These have been growing all winter.  Not looking the best as they have had snow and frosts.  I should have clipped the leaves together over the flower.

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« Reply #987 on: August 29, 2014, 04:52:00 am »
3m3 of soil just got delivered here :) Yay for new garden bed.

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« Reply #988 on: August 29, 2014, 05:10:26 am »
INAID, commercial browns, point of lay from Westwoods, Herberton.
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« Reply #989 on: August 29, 2014, 07:42:32 am »

Made Tabouli from mint, parsley and onions from veggie garden.  To have with fish cakes for Dinner.