It’s been a while since I’ve posted any updates (like 3 years!) Things are still going well with the veggie garden, although summer is always a challenge and it tends to get a bit feral. Have almost given up on trying to grow any type of tomato as either our dogs eat them or the King Parrots… seems we can’t win!
We’ve just come in to winter now and the garden is looking amazing. We had good rain in early April and then again a week or so ago and nothing makes vegetables jump out of the group like fresh rain. We’ve been picking kale, a variety of lettuces, beetroot leaves, some japanese greens, coriander, parsley (flat leaf and curly) and spinach. Rather than harvest the whole plant we just pick a selection of leaves every few days, tear them up and keep them in the fridge. We’ve also got a bumper crop of wild lettuces coming up all over the place, courtesy of allowing a couple of plants to run feral each year and drop a bunch of seed. It’s amazing that the seed seems to survive all summer long in blistering heat and with not much water and then jumps out of the group once the weather cools off.
I’ve got some beans in – being optimistic I can squeeze them in without them getting frosted and have just planted some peas and snow peas this morning.
Here is a pic taken in the garden this morning.
Brookland Ridge Farm 