Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[judydawn]

Lucky you Robyn, has it fruited yet or is it still too small?

[obbie]

not yet Judy, but its quite tall.

[cookie1]

Fantastic selection of fruits Robyn. I'm very jealous.

[achookwoman]

We have been having frosts at Invermay but the veggies keep growing, slowly.
Mushrooms are growing everywhere but we will not eat them although I am sure they are the real thing.
It is nice to be able to work outside as it isn't too wet or too hot.

[Cuilidh]

It seems to be a particularly good wild mushroom season this year, Chookie.  We have masses growing around our place at the moment as well but, like you, I'm not willing to try them!  It would be interesting to go on one of the courses that are available so that you an identify what is safe and what is not, I am sure the wild ones would be much tastier than the commercially grown ones.

[thermilover]

We have been growing quite a few veggies in our veggie patch, but struggling with maintaining them.
Firstly, due to my health reasons and secondly because we want to go completely organic. Initially we had a lot of slugs which I got rid of with all of your lovely suggestions, but now we have a lot of caterpillars and white flies...

Hubby got a yates organic mix to get rid of them, but not sure how effective it will be, what do you all do to get rid of the white flies and caterpillars? They are eating away all the spinach and okra plants

[achookwoman]

Thermilover, a garlic spray is organic and might work.
With the white butterflies , I throw a bird net over the cabbages and Kale.  Nothing much eats silver beet.
Nice to be organic.
Here we have a lot of frosts. A local commercial plant grower told me to cover the peas when in flower, with a light grade shade cloth.

[thermilover]

Thanks Chookie, will try spraying garlic again if it gets worse.. and also the bird net for kale and veggies

[achookwoman]

Bought the shade cloth today.  Light grade, $10 a meter. I think that is expensive but as we have had 4 heavy frosts in 4 days, think it might be essential.

[obbie]

we picked another bucket of passion fruit off the vine.

[Cuilidh]

What are you going to do with all those passionfruit, Robyn?

[obbie]

maybe passionfruit and lemon curd Marina.

Kids love passionfruit too.

[astarra]

It seems to be a particularly good wild mushroom season this year, Chookie.  We have masses growing around our place at the moment as well but, like you, I'm not willing to try them!  It would be interesting to go on one of the courses that are available so that you an identify what is safe and what is not, I am sure the wild ones would be much tastier than the commercially grown ones.

We've had heaps of mushrooms growing under the trampoline this year - & we do eat them -yummy!!! (I did ask an old farmer if they were edible first tho, and his answer was "if you are not going to eat them, I will") 
Can't beat free food!!! 

[achookwoman]

It seems to be a particularly good wild mushroom season this year, Chookie.  We have masses growing around our place at the moment as well but, like you, I'm not willing to try them!  It would be interesting to go on one of the courses that are available so that you an identify what is safe and what is not, I am sure the wild ones would be much tastier than the commercially grown ones.

We've had heaps of mushrooms growing under the trampoline this year - & we do eat them -yummy!!! (I did ask an old farmer if they were edible first tho, and his answer was "if you are not going to eat them, I will") 
Can't beat free food!!! 

Small pick from new garden at Invermay.



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[Cornish Cream]

Lovely looking fresh veg Chookie