How does your garden grow?

Have been eating lots of yummy lettuces - just about to rip some of the old ones out to put in a few more tomoatoes, and have some more lettuce seedlings to plant tonihgt. Brocolli's are starting to get little heads in them, beans climbing well up their poles at the moment, tomatoes starting to get a few fruit on them (want to plant more so I can make sauce), pumpkins planted tho not looking too flash at the moment, potatoes growing well tho havent dug any yet and same with the carrots. Oh and our strawberries havent done very well.

I got a lemon tree and a mandarin tree for christmas in huge pots so in a year or 2 they will be fruiting. And this autumn I will be planting a new apple tree and I really want a peach tree for preserving. We have an old apple tree down the back which I should probably make the most of, the apples always get eaten so I should try actually getting rid of the bugs so we can use the apples!

I am loving my vege garden - just wish I wasnt so huge and could do a bit more in there at the moment.

We've had some potatoes already, so I planted some more seeds in there and they are doing well. Had a few cherry tomatoes yesterday with dinner. Had some carrots already and the first lot of beetroot has been boiled and in the fridge now, had that last night for dinner. Had most of the lettuces as well. I know the silver beet is ready, as are the spring onions. I have a few chillis on the chilli plant but i'm going to let them grom a lot bigger. Zuccini's; i'm getting 1 or 2 a day now um peas are getting ready and the beans are in full flower. Umm thats all I can think of at the moment.

I forgot about the herbs. I have used heaps of fresh Basil, Oregano, Chives, Mint and Parsley. I have picked a whole heap of them and frozen them as well.

Growing nicely. WEve eaten silverbeet- regularly, lettuce, broc, cauli, spring onion, celery, had a few cherry toms. The rest is still to mature. Cant wait for the watermelons, although they are a bit poor. Fingers crossed it fruits. MMMM & the sweetcorn isnt far off

I chopped the herbs up and put them in zip lock bags to freeze.

Now i've had a good look at my garden.

My corn is just starting to grow cobs on it. The first lot of carrots are ready, but I want to leave them in so they can grow really big. I've picked some peas already and the beans are just starting to grow (been flowering for a while). All my tomato plants have tomatoes on them in various sizes and shades of green, yellow and orange. My corrgettes are doing really well, getting 1 or 2 a day off them. Have already eaten most of the lettuce. The cabbage, cauli and brocilli are just starting to head. The silverbeet is ready. First lost of beetroot has gone and the 2nd and 3rd lots are growing nicely. Leeks are doing well and the spring onions are ready. On to our 3rd lot of radishes and they are nearly ready. Pumpkins are starting to give off shoots (they were only planted last month). My eggplant has one on it and flowering. The cucumber is giving off shoots so hopefully flower soon and the watermelon looks like it will flower very soon. I think that is all in my gardens. Oh the potatoes are all out form the first lot and then second lost are still at the leaf stage. And the chilli has a few on it now (I counted 5 just before) and the capsicum has 2 growing and both have heaps of flowers.

Edited by mummy_becks

I just planted potatoes this year. coming along nicely.

we have an apple tree and theres heaps on there.plum tree too which we have just bird net covered so they don't get to them.

Looks like we may get some lemons and grapefruit as the are growing back after the stupid developer behind us sprayed the ground and how the hell do you get lemon and grapefruit trees at least 1 metre away from the fence - but he did. and to top it off new neighbour moved into their brand new house sprayed round the fence and killed my huge passionfruit vine which now is practically all but dead - which I am most upset about cause I use to get around 50 passionfruit plus a year.

Great idea Kez. I might get a few containers and we can all grow something.

Well our grass has finally been wrestled to a respectable length and the weeds are raging a little less out of control....

I did have plans this "weekend" to set everything up to start over but haven't had a chance yet seeing as the doc grounded me and I have tonsillitis. Hopefully I can get onto over Saturday and Sunday.

I have quite a few things in pots Kels so it can be done. All but 1 of my tomatoes are in pots, i've got some potatoes growing in a pot. Chilli, Capsicum and Jalapeno are in pots and all the herbs are. They are decent size pots (30 litre ones) so things can grow good roots. I've just taken some pics so i'll up load them tonight and put them on.