Vegetable Garden Update

An overview of the main vegetable patch. In the foreground is a lone basil plant - a leftover from the tomato cull a couple of weeks ago. Behind the basil are three rows of carrot, covered in moistened pea straw mulch (it's important to keep carrot seeds moist during germination).  Behind the carrots are two rows of snow peas. A wooden frame stretches wire over the peas. Behind the peas is waste ground. Then a number of flowering plants. At the far end of the garden is my monster pumpkin plant.

A close-up of the snow pea frame. Simple but effective.

The Revenge of the Monster Butternut Pumpkin. Ok... a couple of weeks a go I posted a pic of this plant growing around the compost bin and slowly taking over. The bin in the above photo is at the right, house brick on lid. Every couple of days I have to hack a path though the jungle to get to the bin. And of course all the while watching out for snakes.

Click on each photo for enlargements. Bye.