Tag: vegetables
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4 magic squares
The demise of the big wicking bed has left me with enough material to make 4 square beds of about 1m a side. I’m interested in getting a perpetual rotation going using the four beds. I’ve rarely set aside specific areas for specific veggies, but as we’re looking to producing quality surplus this year, I…
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Dad’s still growing
Dad’s continues to outperform everyone we know on the eggplant front. We bought two Lebanese eggplants for him to help get him back into gardening while Mum was very sick. He always loved his garden, having at one time bred Fuschias. Now he outdoes us every time, with a couple of kilos every week. What’s…
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Sunny days
A burst of sunny weather with temperatures between 35C and 47C on our front porch, following a few days of really torrential rain has seen the garden going crazy! This sunflower is our pride and joy at the moment, not just for its beautiful flower, but for the fact that it’s 2.3 metres tall! Jelina…
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Our raised beds are growing so much stuff
A whole mix of veggies growing in our square metre gardens
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Kangkong
We moved the kangkong so it got more light and it’s under the rainwater tank, so watering’s a breeze. Kangkong is a highly nutritious cut and come again vegetable that is so easy to grow…just keep it wet and it will thrive.
