GARDEN UPDATE JANUARY 2022
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So EXCITING news... my husband has finally agreed and started the work on our new LARGE vegetable garden. The back has been a wasteland that we decimated as it was just full of yukka trees..... yikky yikky... ( though it looks nicer than the wasteland... lol)
in its place we cant dig out the concrete and start gardens fresh so we have built large raised beds on the wasteland down the back. One is now complete 3-4 more to go.
we are getting:
FOUR large 2.2 X 1.3m beds (I have filmed a creation video to post)
ONE smaller bed behind the water tank
Some sort of potting area,
worm farm i already have
Process
At the moment it is late summer in QLD - So we are going to focus on a spring planting date in August onward. Hopefully by then all the beds will be ready and we can have compost ready to go. At time of writing my husband has created the prototype and we are going to use this bed as a COMPOST PILE for the time being as it will be expensive to bring in lots of soil. Even if we can 1/2 the soil bill by creating our own of the next few months it will be WELL worth it.
I'm diving the garden bed in two... filling up one side then the other. as the compost will work better if its a mound and can heat up. It might take too long to fill up the whole bed.
Top tip
I will be going around the local fruit and vege shops asking for clean )non plastic cardboard) and vegetable scraps to help them along. They often chop off lots of cabbage leaves that they give away. an extra box or two of vege scraps and brown waste (cardboard and leaves) every week will march the compost along nicely.
PLAN
So the plan is we have 4 large 2.2 x 1.4m garden beds, one smaller bed, the water tank, potting shed and worm farm down in the back area. The big slope bed behind it needs to be gutted. It has PLASTIC AND STONES ALL THROUGH IT... then we can work on regenerating the area with soil. I'm planning on growing things like water melon down there... or at least lots of pretty flowers to attract insects and bees. Also we will provide the bees with some water.
AROUND THE GARDEN TODAY
I have planted out some sage as i have been using it so much in cooking since i discovered it at Christmas time... i have never used it before. (not fresh anyway)
My Corriander plants are growing and the smaller corriander seeds have germinated and started to sprout a bit.
my chilis are producing nicely and we have enjoyed 20 - 30 so far this season
my cucumbers are totally spent and need replacing. they have served us lots of cucumbers this season byut i have mis timed their replacements and we will be without cucumber until the replacements arrive and grow.
the other herbs are delicious and i used bucket loads every day
the curry tree is growing amazing and tasty
the GINGER that i planted a few weeks ago is really coming along. Still not sure if it will be ready in time for this season eating... but we will see.
Conclusion
anyway i will be doing the creation of the garden bed video a bit later on, perhaps when we have the completed beds to show you the layout.
we will continue working on the area and turning it from a wasteland into a food producing area.
i can't wait
I love your coriander. Greetings from the Philippines!
thank you.... i love Coriander...It certainly saves us money by growing this herb.
have a great day!
Sarah
You're welcome (^_^)
So glad that you decided to work on your new vegetable garden @blingit, which is indeed large and wonderful! Raised beds take a lot of time and hard work, but they definitely worth it and will be perfect for your area (says a huge fan of raised beds, haha!).
Your plants look super happy and beautiful! Best of luck!
Yes they sure do take time and effort. But we didn't have another option in the garden so raised beds it is. They are big enough though that hopefully watering and nutrient distribution should be fairly good. Fingers crossed. Hoping to make a "gourd tunnel" as well between two of the beds. Should be fun
thanks for stopping by!
Sarah
Oh, that's pure magic!!! 🤞