Roo's Edible Garden

31/08/2022

Roo's Edible Garden - Day 1

Inspired by 💚 a friend's FB post this morning- (thank you Jo)- I thought that it was time to start planting some food on my tiny house's north facing verandah. I studied a Permaculture Design Certificate a few years ago and then created a 1/4 acre edible food garden in Berry that was featured in the Berry Garden Festival. I haven't grown food since then, so it is great to get my hands back into some lovely soil!

I was delighted to be gifted some Okinawa (Purple leaves) and Longevity spinach (Green leaves) cuttings at the I Feel Good Weekend 💚

Here are a few pics to show the start my edible food journey!

I forgot my 'keep cup' this morning, so re-purposed my paper coffee cup into a plant pot! I've inherited 2 large planters with dead dry soil, so I'll be visiting our 'Subpod' composting unit in the apartment community garden to get some worm castings to enrich the dirt.

Other photos are of my empty pots that have been crying out for me to start planting!!! A quick trip to Bunnings and I'm up and running!

More garden pondering to follow soon!
Roo x

03/09/2017

https://www.facebook.com/OxfamAustralia/posts/10154624559596216

Enjoy all the benefits of growing your own produce at home.

02/03/2017

The garden is full of veggies this time of year! Anyone else had much luck growing their dinner?

26/05/2016

Grab some newspaper, some seaweed solution and a bale of lucerne. Water the seaweed solution in to the ground, cover with animal manure or mushroom compost, cover with newspaper layers and then straw. In the spring your veggie beds will be busting with nutrients and ready to grow your food. It will also reduce weeds and prevent soil damage from wind and rain.

25/05/2016

Here is a happy scarecrow I made with my husband's clothes! (Sorry honey!) I got a local handyperson to make up these signs for me and planted hundreds of lettuce seedlings!

Using dead wood from a tree on my patch, I made a tripod for the beans to grow up. I love re-purposing stuff!

The scarecrow.

12/10/2015

Tomatoes in! Usually I would put at least 20 tomato plants in, but this year just 4 and I'm thinking our little verandah will be a jungle!

11/10/2015

My vegetable garden for now is a north facing second storey terrace at the back of our apartment. It's quite a change from Princess Street! Just pots and a narrow planter bed with a row of camellias. It's taken a little while to get the soil right in the pots and tubs, but now we are up and running and food is growing!

28/04/2015

The girls having a chat under the mulberry tree.

17/04/2015

May I introduce Dickie, he's been looking after the garden for years. He never complains and always has a listening ear.

08/04/2015

BBBRRRRR! It's time to start thinking about planting a winter crop now the colder weather is upon us. Cauliflower, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage and greens can be planted. This is a cauliflower that has been in for a few months and it's ready to pick now.

11/05/2014

Grab some newspaper, some seaweed solution and a bale of lucerne. Water the seaweed solution in to the ground, cover with animal manure or mushroom compost, cover with newspaper layers and then straw. In the spring your veggie beds will be busting with nutrients and ready to grow your food. It will also reduce weeds and prevent soil damage from wind and rain.