All set up & ready to go!

OK - so forgive me if this is really basic, first time I've ever attempted a blog.


I hope this to be a journal of my (hopefully successful, this time) veggie patch.

Let me start off by saying that I have had numerous veggie gardens in the past, usually all dismal failures, mainly due to the fact that I lose interest, and couldn't be bothered maintaining it.


This time is going to be different - I hope :)


Here are some photos of my veggie patch, taken last weekend - before shots:

Note the lovely green weeds in the background - although obviously Ethan doesn't mind :)
My Lavender hedge along the path is not looking so great :(



And some after shots as well - looking a lot better!

Weeds all gone - and mushroom compost dug through. We pulled out all the dead lavender bushes, and transplanted the ones on one side over to fill up the gaps. The plan is that the big garden bed will be for veggies, and the smaller ones on either side of the bench seat will be natives - hopefully some flowering ones too.

Garden beds all dug and ready to go.

I even planted some parsley, coriander, and mint.

So today I bought seedlings of:

Basil, Spinach, Zucchini (Black Beauty), Pumpkin (Ironbark), Tomatoes (College Challenge x 3, Roma, Yellow Pear, Red Pear, and Beefsteak x 6), Capsicum - punnet of 6 sweet mixed.

I still want to get some mixed lettuces and strawberries.

But, we need to fence the area, or the dogs will run all over it, and get some sort of mulch, probably pea straw, and I'm not sure about planting out the tomatoes yet as we're still getting frosts.

So that's it for now at least, please comment on my blog, and my garden :)