Can we all just assume the fact that i have actually been keeping up with Hive Garden, (I actaully have) despite my lack of posts. I DO actaully pop in to read and throw a few comments. I HAVE started about 5 posts since last i posted. But never finished any of them. And like all things garden, one week after i take photos or write a post its all no longer valid at all.
the flowers have grown, a storm has destroyed the chickens have devoured... you know the gist.
So here we are on a lazy sunday in between the obligatory Dance Competitions (my kids dance, dance mums know what this means) im going to 100% post this bloody post!!! lol
What Has been Happening (History Recap)?
Well as many of you know, we had a concrete jungle, which we could not rip up so we garden on top in pots and raised beds. Urban Backyard, Brisbane, Australia.
The previous owners just planted yukky yukka trees RIGHT ALONG a retaining wall and 1 foot from the pool. So we ripped everything out and planted flowers and edibles.
Below is the garden when we moved in - green - but nothing to eat.
Here you can see the big gardens we built at the back
Flowers Flowers Flowers
We have had a great winter full of amazing produce. Lots of leafy greens and peas and beautiful flowers. Here you can see some of the late winter flowers that are blooming in the garden at the moment. The bees are very happy little things. lots of native bees too.
Winter Vegetable Eating
The bok choi was simply amazing (now mostly gone to seed) and some fantastic chinese broccoli. Again that has gone to seed. been managing some celery which is amazing seeing as i use so much of it.
Its so nice to grab these extras from the garden and eat dinner. I try and use a bowl full of "stuff" from the garden every day. We eat a lot of chili and having the chili plants are amazing. the did not die over our very mild winter.
Garden Snake Invasion Imminent
This sounds AMAZING, however when you have a mild winter in this neck of the woods it means DEADLY BROWN SNAKES are going to be out in epic numbers. so i am quite worried about this this year. We didn't have the coldest winter last year and there were a few, so now with two very mild winters, the council ripping down their habitat in the bushland next to our house, im worried. yikes.
We have seen a few on the road and next door had some and a RED BELLIED BLACK (again lets not get bitten by one of them either)
While the red bellies are less aggressive, the little brown ones ARE.
Spring Planting
Cucumber
Cherry tomatoes "red fig" and "beams yellow pear" and little cherry yellow.
More eggplant varieties
more cucumber
some summer onion and lots of herbs
The regular chili, curry leaf trees
more citrus fruit.
Obviously we have many more things in here, this is just what i have planted.
preparing for critter invasion
Last year we lost almost all of our cucumbers and tomatos to catepillars. so we will see how we go. I need to order some "good bugs' for the garden this year. We have a big ecosystem, but sometimes nature needs a hand and i will order in lacewings and more ladybugs to help deal with hotspot pests. i don't like using chemicals if i can avoid it....
The garden this fine sunny Sunday morning
CONCLUDING MESSAGES
Just another very busy week all in all. I will now sign off and start the next video.. lol... as its already late as well
talk later
happy gardening
Sarah
Anyway thanks so much for stopping along and reading my posts I am just loving my HIVE experience so far. Such a fun platform for sure.
For those that don't know my i'm currently focusing on Daily painting and somewhat amusing my self and my family with Acrylic pouring.. lol.. i wish i had a separate studio for that as it is so messy.
My other HIVE interests are:
- cooking
sunset photography (i take photos of the sky every night)
Art
Graphic Design
Gardening (just a smidgion)
Ballet
Here are a couple of snaps of some of the stuff i do outside what you see up in the posts above.
Yum yellow pear tomatoes are my absolute favorite
It seems like little snakes are so much more agressive. Even non-poisonous snakes, the little ones will sometimes bite you.
Love the owl btw Nice to see a post from you 👍
thanks so much, yes the yellow pear are delicious, the red fig are the same shape and just as delicious in my opinion, its like the sister tomato to the yellow pear. if you have not tried them you should.
yeah the owls are for the jolly crows, trying to stop them. they are so rude... lol
happy gardening, thanks for stopping by
Wow everything sure is looking abundant! I can't even imagine having to deal with that level of snake action... We never get them here at ours.
I REALLY must look into insect control. Cabbage whites are the worst, and what do you do about earwigs?
Yeah, there have been a few nasty snakes on the street. i think i saw a red bellied black in the garden late last year. and next doors dog got one last month. just lots of browns everywhere. All the neighbours post on our street FB page when they see one so we can get the snake catchers out.
there is a shop called "bugs for bugs" that sends out live ladybugs and lacewings, that eat loads of bugs. we don't get earwigs here though. While as a rule having a good ecosystem is a good start, i like buying in a big batch of bugs at first sign of problems.
https://bugsforbugs.com.au/
here is the website.
im going to get in some lacewings, might help with the citrus leaf miner, and hopefully caterpillars.
Yeah the garden has been great for food over winter!! its so nice to pop out and eat fresh food.
thanks for stopping by!
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