In three months our veggie garden has gone from this (26 June 2008):
to this (25 September 2008)
and tonight we eat the first harvest.
For those wondering about my ability to grow carrots, they are supposed to be small
- they are posh gourmet carrots. I figure they're good for half a bite each.
The real carrots are still growing.
19 comments:
Looks great. I wasn't going to mention that the carrots look a little small, but was glad you pointed out they're meant to be like that!
Enjoy your harvest.
Okay, so that's afternoon tea...where's dinner?
Ha Ha
I'll have you know I even did the community-minded thing and gave my neighbour some broccoli.
I may have had to supplement the carrots with store-bought ones...
Actually dinner conversation tonight was along the lines of "so, hope you're enjoying your $100 per mouthful broccoli" and "don't waste your gourmet carrot, that cost me $50 to grow".
I really do love your garden beds. Much better than mine I have to say (which are probably leaching arsenic into my crop as I write - oh well, gotta die of something right?)
I have just made a big order of seeds from one of my favourite online organic seed suppliers - www.greenpatchseeds.com.au - my Aunty used to live in that neck of the north coast of NSW so she can vouch for them ;-) They also supply organic/natural pest repellants and fertilizers.
p.s. thank you for your kind comments and emails over the past week; they have been very much appreciated.
Uh oh. I think we may have planted our broccoli too close together, if the size of your plants is anything to go by....
So those are carrots. I'll admit I thought they might be turnips. That broccoli looks delicious. I guess PL will be loading up at least $300 worth of those lovely veggies! :-)
Wow - it all looks so healthy and yummy. Don't even think about the cost of it. Did the garden bed come as a kit?
I'll bet you're glad that little experiment worked. (I noticed the slope in the background of one of the photos.)
Wow!
Well done you - all looks really lush and bug-hole free, yay!
It seems Frogdancer still hasn't gotten over your tale either ;)
Melinda: PL ate EVERY single vegetable on his plate last night. EVERY single one. Amazing. Quick, grow your own!
What a haul. Bon Appetit!
I am so very jealous. May soon start my own veggie garden in a big tub thingy.
You have done well!
You've inspired me to get out and pull a few weeds out of my vegie patch!!...
We have rocket that's doing pretty well.
Ha! We eat from our harvest without thought to size, but other people look and comment on our small / odd / knobbly / bug eaten vegies. (Only little bug holes, no bugs!). But don;t they - the home grown - taste the bestest ever!?
my caulis went purple I am told I left them exposed to sun for too long ...
now my Chinese cabbage is flowering ...what the slugs haven't eaten.
Enjoy every mouthful.They look great.
I am trying my luck at Tiny toms next.
What a fantastic harvest!
As for the carrots - I like a veggie with snob value.
wow - that is amazing - well done.
MIC had to make a wire cage thingo to keep the possums off our veg garden - he will be jealous with your amazing efforts.
BTW fe entered you in a giveaway over at my place - just like to let you know - cheers le
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