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Watkinssj's Vegetable garden

Created on Monday, 15 Sep 08

My vegetable garden consists of 4 small raised beds, approx. 9’ by 9’ and one large oblong bed approx 18′ × 9′, with a new small rectangle cut out for my transplanted rhubarb. These were all started as no dig garden beds over lawn, which I covered with layers of newspaper watered in, then mulch, chook poo pellets, watered in, then topped with good quality soil. These beds are now in either their third down to first year of production.

The need to attract bees into an urban garden is an ongoing challenge and has necessitated my changing my gardening and pest control practices. I’m now a fan of Jerry Coleby Williams’ (Gardening Australia) and his eco recipes. Worth looking at the website – great practical advice.

I find the physical side of gardening daunting due to severe asthma and arthritis, but the joy of having this garden produce is worth the effort even if I have to pick the days I garden.

We had to surround the garden with fully posted and gated mesh fencing to keep out our german shepherd who loves to dig up the plants and dig holes in any freshly fertilised area, and I had hoped the possums would stay away too – NOT! At least my seedlings don’t go flying into the air anymore from an exuberant dog.

My goal – to have something from the vegetable or fruit garden every day of the year.

Organic Garden

Garden Type: Vegetable | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Combination

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  • New Zealand Spinach 'New Zealand Spinach' Day 80

    New Zealand Spinach 'New Zealand Spinach'

    Tetragonia tetragonoides

    Planted on 14 Sep 08

    • 2 journals
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  • Climbing beans Day 80

    Climbing beans

    Planted on 14 Sep 08

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Beetroot Detroit Red Day 81

    Beetroot Detroit Red

    Beta vulgaris

    Seed tape. Simple to use - straight into the ground. Did not have...

    Planted on 13 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • eggplant violet prince Day 81

    eggplant violet prince

    Solanum melongena

    I grew eggplant last year but the possums ate them. Most disappoin...

    Planted on 13 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
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  • Lettuce Salad Bowl Red Day 81

    Lettuce Salad Bowl Red

    Lactuca sativa

    Sown in seed raising mix - in greenhouse

    Planted on 13 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
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  • Pumpkin Golden Nugget Day 82

    Pumpkin Golden Nugget

    Soaked the seeds overnight. Sown in potting mix in pot in greenhou...

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
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  • Basil Sweet Genovese Day 82

    Basil Sweet Genovese

    Ocimum basilicum

    Recommended by friend. Not grown before. Sown in seed raising ...

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
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  • Basil Dark Opal Day 82

    Basil Dark Opal

    Ocimum basilicum

    Sown in seed raising mix in seed tray in greenhouse. Never grown b...

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 2 journals
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  • Capsicum Sweet Allsorts Day 82

    Capsicum Sweet Allsorts

    Capsicum annuum

    Have grown capsicums successfully in the past. Not grown this type...

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
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  • Capsicum Chocolate Beauty Day 82

    Capsicum Chocolate Beauty

    Capsicum annuum

    Not grown this type before, but capsicums usually grow well in Sydney.

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
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  • Hawaiian Pawpaw Day 82

    Hawaiian Pawpaw

    A friend gave me some seed. Not sure if this will work as we lost ...

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Won Bok Chinese Cabbage Day 82

    Won Bok Chinese Cabbage

    Brassica rapa var. chinensis

    Seeds sown into seed raising mix in trays in greenhouse.

    Planted on 12 Sep 08

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • tomato Black Russian Day 88

    tomato Black Russian

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Great tomato - sweet and easy to grow.

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Cucumber Mid East Prolific Day 88

    Cucumber Mid East Prolific

    Cucumis sativus

    Last year I grew cucumbers up and through my fruit salad tree - sav...

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Giant Tree Tomatoes Day 88

    Giant Tree Tomatoes

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Experimental. Will see what happens. Not really sure what we are ...

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Borage Day 88

    Borage

    Borago officinalis

    Sown in seed tray, in seed raising mix. In greenhouse. Used last ...

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Hyssop Day 88

    Hyssop

    Hyssopus Officinalis

    Non hybrid perennial - purchased to attract bees to the vegetable g...

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Celery Crisp N Crunchy Day 88

    Celery Crisp N Crunchy

    Apium graveolens

    Sown in seed trays in seed raising mix - in greenhouse.

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 2 journals
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  • Cucumber Giant Russian Day 88

    Cucumber Giant Russian

    Cucumis sativus

    Giant Russian cucumber is a prolific and very large cucumber - mild...

    Planted on 06 Sep 08

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Tomato Roma Day 95

    Tomato Roma

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Purchased several plants to get a head start on Spring. They have ...

    Planted on 30 Aug 08

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Radishes Day 110

    Radishes

    Raphanus sativus

    Seed strip sown direct into bed - growing well. Successive plantin...

    Planted on 15 Aug 08

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Garlic Chives Day 383

    Garlic Chives

    Gift from friend. Planted in herb pots near back door. Good supply.

    Planted in Nov 2007

    • 1 journals
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  • Peacharine

    Peacharine

    New planting last year. First flowers were blown off in galeforce ...

    Planted in Oct 2007

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Orange

    Orange

    Purchased 2007 and planted in cooler part of garden. Plenty of flo...

    Planted in Sep 2007

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Spinach - English

    Spinach - English

    Spinacia oleracea

    Originally sown into seed trays and then planted out last year. Gr...

    Planted in Sep 2007

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
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  • Asparagus

    Asparagus

    Planted out last year. Did not seem to take too well, but is start...

    Planted in Sep 2007

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Neutral

  • Lemonade tree

    Lemonade tree

    Bought a small lemonade lemon tree and planted in a tub with good q...

    Planted in Sep 2007

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Mandarin

    Mandarin

    Purchased small tree in 2007, planted in ground. It has now establ...

    Planted in Sep 2007

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit

    Purchased small tree, planted out in 2007. Regular fertilising and...

    Planted in Sep 2007

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Choko

    Choko

    I bought a choko last year from the supermarket. Sprouted in the d...

    Planted in Aug 2007

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Avocado

    Avocado

    Planted small tree in tub with potting mix. Regular watering, fert...

    Planted in Aug 2007

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Silverbeet - various

    Silverbeet - various

    Sown into seed trays in greenhouse and then planted out. Good regu...

    Planted in Jul 2007

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Guava

    Guava

    Small shrub which has grown well. Good tasting fruit.

    Planted in Oct 2006

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Parsley, Italian and English

    Parsley, Italian and English

    Planted in pots near back door. Thriving.

    Planted in Sep 2006

    • 1 journals
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    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Mint

    Mint

    Tough as old boots - just keeps growing even if neglected.

    Planted in Sep 2006

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Bay Tree

    Bay Tree

    Growing in a pot near back door. Hardy and worth buying.

    Planted in Sep 2006

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Fruit Salad Tree

    Fruit Salad Tree

    We ordered this by mail order after getting information from the in...

    Planted in Sep 2006

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Strawberries

    Strawberries

    Purchased plants several years ago. Good, prolific fruiting if I c...

    Planted in 2005

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Aloe Vera

    Aloe Vera

    Brilliant = especially good for sunburn, burns generally. Planted ...

    Planted in 1998

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Chili - long red (unknown type)

    Chili - long red (unknown type)

    A friend told me of her success in planting the seed from a store b...

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    I bought three crowns several years ago. They have grown well with...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

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