Author Topic: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?  (Read 439354 times)

Offline Cornish Cream

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17490
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1170 on: April 12, 2015, 01:45:27 pm »
Beautiful garden Chookie.It all looks so lush. :)
Denise...Buckinghamshire,U.K.
Don't cry over the past,it's gone.Don't stress about the future,it hasn't arrived.Live in the present and make it beautiful.

Offline Cuilidh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7622
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1171 on: April 12, 2015, 08:18:50 pm »
Your garden looks great.  You are certainly getting a bountiful harvest of goodness.
Marina from Melbourne and Guildford
I can resist everything except temptation - Oscar Wilde.

Offline achookwoman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 21607
    • View Profile
    • Chook woman
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1172 on: April 12, 2015, 09:42:33 pm »
Thanks for the nice comments girls.  Love the garden but is a lot of work.  The veggie patch is a bit of a mess at the moment as we are waiting for a landscaper to replace the fence around it. Now we have the wicking beds which are much more efficient than the plots, we are reducing the size of the beds.  Will still grow potatoes, garlic and silver beet in the ground, as well as the berries.

Offline obbie

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17052
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1173 on: May 09, 2015, 02:41:32 am »
picked 3 huge bags of mandarins and lemonades this morning. Off to make marmalade.
My Thermomix,  Kitchen Aid, Pizza oven, Nu Wave 5 in 1, Spatulas, all brings love, laughter, happiness, and great food  to my kitchen.

http://obbieskitchen.wordpress.com/
[/url

Offline achookwoman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 21607
    • View Profile
    • Chook woman
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1174 on: May 09, 2015, 06:29:57 am »
Obbie, will you make separate lots of lemon and mandarins marmalade?
Have a look at the lemon and carrot marmalade. It is very nice.

Offline obbie

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17052
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1175 on: May 10, 2015, 04:15:57 am »
ACW I will thanks, have made 3 lots of lemonade and mandarin marmalade so far. but have heaps more fruit..
My Thermomix,  Kitchen Aid, Pizza oven, Nu Wave 5 in 1, Spatulas, all brings love, laughter, happiness, and great food  to my kitchen.

http://obbieskitchen.wordpress.com/
[/url

Liz_M_

  • Guest
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1176 on: May 10, 2015, 07:16:13 am »
Cookie your garden looks amazing.    I have a VERY small raised garden and I only have zucchini and english spinach going at the moment, herbs and I am currently establishing swan plants for the monarch butterflies which are breeding here.        We have three compost bins on the go all the time.   We didn't bother with much this year because there are only the two of us and by the time stuff ripens it is very cheap in the market.     I love having the fresh herbs for cooking.   I almost forgot to mention the Blackboy peach trees (3) and one Queen peach.   

Offline achookwoman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 21607
    • View Profile
    • Chook woman
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1177 on: May 10, 2015, 08:28:27 am »
Liz, all sounds lovely.  Love the raised gardens and always grow too much. We try to eat something from the garden every day.  Today only parsley and garlic in the garlic bread and Apples in the Apple Cake Tart.

Offline Cuilidh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7622
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1178 on: May 10, 2015, 10:09:05 pm »
I've only got garlic and broad beans in my garden at the moment ... hopefully they will survive the hens, rabbits and kangaroos.
Marina from Melbourne and Guildford
I can resist everything except temptation - Oscar Wilde.

Offline cookie1

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 37202
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1179 on: May 11, 2015, 03:51:53 am »
We have a very minimum maintenance garden so that we are free to go away when we wish. I have lots of roses and some herbs. I have recently planted a couple more climbing geraniums on fences.
May all dairy items in your fridge be of questionable vintage.

https://www.facebook.com/The-Retired-Thermomixer-834601623316983/

Offline KristySpiegl

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 75
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1180 on: June 25, 2015, 09:52:10 am »


After I injured my back six months ago DH promised to build me some raised garden beds for my veggies. This is the current state of affairs. He has now gone away for three weeks. Sigh. Maybe next year haha

Offline judydawn

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 39957
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1181 on: June 25, 2015, 10:07:08 am »
LOL Kristy, his intentions were good.  Wouldn't it be great if you could get someone to finish it whilst he was away.
Judy from North Haven, South Australia

Make the most of every day, you never know what is around the corner.

Offline obbie

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17052
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1182 on: June 26, 2015, 03:44:56 am »
lots of passion fruit on our vines here.
My Thermomix,  Kitchen Aid, Pizza oven, Nu Wave 5 in 1, Spatulas, all brings love, laughter, happiness, and great food  to my kitchen.

http://obbieskitchen.wordpress.com/
[/url

Offline achookwoman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 21607
    • View Profile
    • Chook woman
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1183 on: June 26, 2015, 09:04:03 am »
The gardeners have set up the watering system while we have been away.

Offline KristySpiegl

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 75
    • View Profile
Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #1184 on: June 26, 2015, 11:20:06 am »
LOL Kristy, his intentions were good.  Wouldn't it be great if you could get someone to finish it whilst he was away.
I'm incredibly tempted to just do it myself seeing as I am having a good week movement wise. He must have predicted this before he left though because my tech bit for my drill is mysteriously gone.