Food Gardening

[drsmurto]

My first crack at a 3 sisters planting. Corn, climbing beans and pumpkin. 1 week between the pictures. Not too shabby.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

My first crack at a 3 sisters planting. Corn, climbing beans and pumpkin. 1 week between the pictures. Not too shabby. View attachment 114489View attachment 114490

Are those black discs upturned flower pot dishes and what are hey for?

 

[drsmurto]

Are those black discs upturned flower pot dishes and what are hey for?

Worm farms. Basically a flower pot with the saucer used as a lid to keep birds out.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

One week away from the garden seems to be a long time for plants, guy over the road kept an eye on the watering etc in exchange for helping himself to crops.
corn starting to flower. plenty of tomatoes
reckon I would be able to make a canopy over the whole garden with this passion fruit vine.

French runners climbing well.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Learned the same lesson as I have learned before, hot weather does not suit runner beans, they flower but the flower doesn't set. I have said to myself before I shall never grow them again, the french runners are so much more productive. Pulled out one lot of tomatoes and put a dozen late variety in, planted more dwarf beans and got all my beetroot seedlings in.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Another thing I noticed, I have three capsicum plants in the screen house, to let more cooler air in I opened the door, all three capsicums have aphids, a wasp came in and started devouring the aphids. I knew that wasps were carnivores, never thought about letting them loose on the aphids.

 

[fungrel]

Another thing I noticed, I have three capsicum plants in the screen house, to let more cooler air in I opened the door, all three capsicums have aphids, a wasp came in and started devouring the aphids. I knew that wasps were carnivores, never thought about letting them loose on the aphids.

Wasps have almost single handedly saved me from using insecticide on my entire garden this season, including the hops. It's been great.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

I have noticed when I have been fishing and using maggots as bait they have flown into the bait box picked up a maggot and flown off with it. Never crossed my mind about their use on insect pests in the garden.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Winter tomatoes in an unheated green house, first attempt at this, I have seen it done in Victoria but could have been a cooler weather variety.
Yellow cherry about finished. Last of the cucumbers.
Winter veges planted, cauliflower, beetroot, peas, boc choy, garlic and silver beet.
Swede, Cabbage, Romanesco and Broccoli going in this weekend.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

One of the best times of the year, full of anticipation of the crops to come. Seedlings of the solanaceae family in the seed trays and in the incubator along with a couple of packets of Temptation strawberry's.
The cruciferous veges will soon be getting harvested, short on space for my spuds so they will be going into 30 litre pots. Still got plenty of pickled beetroot so looks like a fair bit of borscht will be on the table for the coming months.

 

[krz]

Ive been growing these mild chillies from South Africa called Peppadew.
They are actually trademarked, somehow I got myself seeds, and I grew them.
Several plants were one metre high before the missus pruned them for winter, thats why I have no photos.

I have some seeds if anyone is interested.
They are a lovely unique chilly, very nice on pizzas.

 

[jimreevescairns]

Ive been growing these mild chillies from South Africa called Peppadew.
They are actually trademarked, somehow I got myself seeds, and I grew them.
Several plants were one metre high before the missus pruned them for winter, thats why I have no photos.

I have some seeds if anyone is interested.
They are a lovely unique chilly, very nice on pizzas.

 

[jimreevescairns]

Hi mate I would definitely be keen. I’m in Cairns.
Tried looking for private message function but couldn’t see. Jim. [email protected]

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Ive been growing these mild chillies from South Africa called Peppadew.
They are actually trademarked, somehow I got myself seeds, and I grew them.
Several plants were one metre high before the missus pruned them for winter, thats why I have no photos.

I have some seeds if anyone is interested.
They are a lovely unique chilly, very nice on pizzas.

Does it have much heat? I have dropped off the manufactured hot chillies plus one crop of chillies lasts for 2 or 3 years, I dry them my wife freezes them. I would be interested just for curiosity's sake.

 

[krz]

Does it have much heat? I have dropped off the manufactured hot chillies plus one crop of chillies lasts for 2 or 3 years, I dry them my wife freezes them. I would be interested just for curiosity's sake.

Not much heat at all, probably almost the lowest.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Got some Seville oranges which are unusually sweet I am thinking of a rhubarb and Seville orange marmalade just to give it some bite.

 

[Madscientist86]

Cucumbers!

Alright I must confess I did not grow these in my garden, but if i did have cucumbers in my garden....

I stumbled across these today in coles and had to get them.

Ingredients are: vinegar, water, salt, sugar, enigma hops and Young Henrys natural lager.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Just started getting tomatoes off the vines, cucumbers, beans, water cress, lettuce, and basil also producing well.
Cherokee Purple tomato got the seeds from USA this year.

 

[WEF]

Just started getting tomatoes off the vines, cucumbers, beans, water cress, lettuce, and basil also producing well.
Cherokee Purple tomato got the seeds from USA this year.
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They don't look quite like Tomatoes on the left...

 

[wide eyed and legless]

They don't look quite like Tomatoes on the left...

Hibiscus Cannabinus, Kenaf, Indian Hemp. Leaves are full of protein and iron related to the Ocra plant.
One acre of Kenaf can sequester 8 times more carbon than one acre of evergreen trees, can also be used for removing heavy metals, and spent oil from contaminated soils.