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.

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OK, it's been a while since my last post. And I have more pics, but will post them soon. What's been happening?

Ok... the tomatoes are no more. The crop ran to a tired conclusion, so I pulled them out (all except one plant which is still fruiting - bizarre). I them removed all stakes and wire and weeded the entire area. I applied some compost, then a light sprinkling of blood and bone. In went three rows of carrot - Manchester Table variety - using carrot tape (seeds embedded in light paper strips, like tape, which makes thinning easier).

Then over the last two days I've been constructing a wooden frame to support flattened rolls of wire mesh. In went the snow peas (also known as sugar or snap peas), well mulched with rotted straw and watered with weak fish extract. I planted the peas yesterday morning, and by that evening they had already attached themselves to the mesh! Amazing.

Ok, some pics to come soon. Bye.