The rye grass around the outside of my veggie patch is growing great guns too, as you can see in the final picture! I was contemplating spraying the surrounding area with Round-Up, to kill off the grass so I can lay down some paving or gravel, but I a) don't want the chemicals affecting the veggies, and b) I don't want my little lamb accidentally ingesting some, as his pen is right next to the veggie patch.
So I'll whipper-snipper the area, then just lay down some old bricks that I'm collecting tonight from a Freecycler (a user of Freecycle). I have next week off work, thanks to the UCI cycle race being held in Geelong, so planting more veggies and tidying the area up is high on my To-Do list.
Do you have a veggie garden? What has grown for you, and what has been a flop? I always fail at growing capsicums - they are so puny and always have black spots :(
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You are so lucky to have so much land to garden! I hate living in an apartment. You are right about the underground veggies though, my mom tried to grow onions and when she pulled them out of the ground they were about the size of a golf ball.... oh well!
Thanks Kerri - we're very lucky to have plenty of land to garden with. I have plans on expanding my veggie patch, because I want to start growing space-intensive plants like pumpkin and zucchini.
I harvested one of my potato plants a bit too early, and they were golf ball size too! Still tasted alright though :)
We've just moved house and were thinking about starting a veggie patch, but the other day I counted 10 bunnies lurking about in the backyard so I am thinking it may be a lost cause before we even begin!
Ahh, pesky bunnies! We have dogs, feral cats AND foxes to help keep away the bunnies on our farm.
Can you fence a little veggie patch in a short chicken-wire fence? It'd only need to be a foot or two high, I think.
I was just showing hubby your garden pics(for inspiration:) ) & he said that boiling,salted water will kill the rye grass ,you just have to watch it doesn't seep into the vege patch.
Ooh, that's fantastic, thanks Mr C! I can try that today. And that also reminds me that I have to clean my kettle, haha...
your patch looks amazing Rach! Thanks for the inspiring posts!
Your post mentions Geelong- are you from the area? I moved to g'town (belmont) almost 1 year ago! I have had no success with underground veg either- particularly onions & beetroot! Any tips??
Hi greeningtheburbs - thanks for your comment!
I live near Geelong, yep. I still haven't had much luck with underground veggies, apart from onion. I know the reason for my troubles - my beds are no-dig, and a lot of underground veggies like a really fine, deep soil so they have room to easily grow.
I've pretty much given up on trying to grow them, but this year I am planning on planting potatoes in straw to see how that works.
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