The Garden Beds

Well hubby has nearly completed the last 2 garden beds, he just needs to buy one more piece of wood to finish the corner bit.

Here is a pic of the garden beds:

I decided to put the old green house over the top of the garden bed to keep it a bit warm as we are having a slight cold snap thought it might keep the seeds nice and warm :)

Here is a piccie of the comfrey garden bed:

I found the cutest kids wheel barrow in Bunnings on the weekend and am going to turn it into a mini herb garden...
Well we are away this weekend down the Gold Coast so I won't get to fill the garden beds with soil until next weekend maybe who knows.....

Well the weekend was a little bit of a success. Hubby bought the rest of the wood for the remaining raised garden beds. He also put another one together. His mission this week is to finish the final raised bed. Not sure when I will get the soil to fill it though.

I planted some seeds this weekend as well as 5 comfrey plants (they were such a mission to find too). I bought a new mini green house far better than the other one that didn't have any shelving.
Spring Onion
Cos Lettuce
Roma Tomatoes
2 types of beans
2 types of baby carrots
Cauliflower
Brocoli

Am looking forward to seeing the progress, hopefully now I've done some research I'll yeild a better crop.

Will update some piccies if I can during the week.

The Start of Things to come.....

Well it took most of the day yesterday to organise the new garden beds and setup the worm farm. I just need to find a nice shady spot for a worm farm. DH suggested putting it in the drain pit at the back of the garden, which I think we might as it is the shadiest part of the garden.

I have the greatest hubby he designed a system to collect all the washing machine water so we can use it during the week to water the lawns and plants. It has taps to turn of when the tanks are full. I must say the washing machine water saved our garden last summer.



DH has finished 2 of the raised garden beds, he still has 2 more to go...

I have plenty of work to do during the week to figure out what to start planting. I have a mini greenhouse to start the seeds off. Was thinking to start of with some summer salad veg....

The Start of a New Life....

Darling husband and I moved into our new home last July and didn't know what to do with the space at the back of house. Smart me said lets grow some vegies, so off we went and planted whatever to see what would grow. Most of what we planted grew but not as successfully as we thought.

After several websites later and going to the QLD Home Garden Expo later I think I have semi figured out what we were doing wrong and what need to do.

Tomorrow is the start of a new day, re-use, recycle and reduce.

I have gone out and bought a Can'O'Worms and am starting my worm farm tomorrow..... I am somewhat rather excited and have been sharing it with everyone lol some people just laugh and some are excited with me. I am hoping I may start other people off on a similar path to me.

Last year we planted a couple of fruit trees a lemon and orange. I'm pleased to say the lemon tree has 3 lemons on it but unfortunately the orange tree got citrus bug and half the leaves are missing. This year I have bought a lime, mandarine, dwarf mango and dwarf avocado. I can't wait til they are all fruiting as well.

Tomorrow I will let you know how my worm farm starts off and some piccies of my part finished vegie garden beds.

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