Jumbo update & the Enclosure

Hanging baskets: A bit of an experiment to see how much "produce" I can reasonably fit into a hanging basket. Made like a small no-dig garden bed then with potting mix or compost on top and topped with mulch. (Found a new source the fields near me have big piles of mown grass left out to dry and be collected - AWESOME). The Bokchoi was planted straight into the basket on the 22nd May (So exactly 2 months ago) though spent its first 3 weeks with almost no sun (Sydney). The Lettuce was planted on the 12th June and has been planted in various places around the graden as well as the hanging basket on the clothes line.

Bok-choi - 8 weeks 

Lettuce - about 5 weeks but started off in the green house.

Strawberries were purchased already raised as seedlings and planted into a no-dig bed underneath a tree and so far the dog has decided she likes it as a very comfy bed but manages to sit  around the strawberries - she's learning.

The first garden bed has a row of spring onions, a row of carrot, fennel & kale. All was planted on the 15th May so 11 weeks - though all of this lot of seedlings got off to a very slow start being started without the greenhouse and not much sun. The Kale in this bed was planted on the 12th June - about 5 weeks ago and took over the lot of kale that was planted in May.

Spring onions, carrots & fennel friends according to the companion planting method.

The second bed has the sugarsnap peas and a range of greens. Sugarsnaps planted on the 15th May, the last lot of beetroot that survived the dig from the dog (15/5) and some lettuce and kale, mostly planted on the 12th June but some survivors from May and the original planting.

Second bed - a mixed bag, Sugarsnap climbers and greens.

The third bed has some brassicas, kale and lettuce. Then there is a whole Brassica bed containing cauliflower and cabbage bought as seedlings (about 8 weeks I assume) and planted two weeks ago.

3rd bed - brassica and kale

Brassica bed

Last weekend the Nasturtians and the Marigolds were planted and due to illness they were left out in the elements to get the rain and not dry out in the green house while I couldn't get outside but are watered and back in the green house. Pluse Beetroot planted, silverbeet and bok-choi.

Also an enclosure has been placed around all the beds to keep out the four-paws!