How does your garden grow?

[Lux]

   I picked 3 dandelions out of my blue corner garden. Section is 2 years old so my gardens are a bit sparse at the moment.

I think we planted spinach at the wrong time as it is going to seed, the kids love spinach and I throw it in just about everything I make - but it's not going to work this time of the year - I'm sure the last lot I planted was towards winter because I had a great crop all winter. Ah well My Nan always said when she came visiting and met me at my front door holding onto a bunch of weeds that I didn't have much of a green finger - which is a little bit embarrassing because all my grands and my parents are fantastic gardeners.

[bintyonekenobi]

 
yellow looks good with blue, lux


 

and look on the bright side, with all those clever gardeners around you, you dont need to be

 

[Lux]

Sounds like you have a great garden binty. I could almost smell country when reading your post.

[bintyonekenobi]

thanks lux

it isnt anything special, but it is all mine



 front garden / lawn



from the other direction



out the back






and one very small vege garden



not much to see as seeds are still popping up and the plants are babies ...but hey - they grow

[Lux]

That's an awesome garden, love the big old trees and the pretty pink flowers hanging down in the front, the animals must love it at your place

Looks like good soil you have there too and fertiliser to go! Love it.

[bintyonekenobi]

everything thrives here
(except for pesky possums if I have a gun in my hands)

kinda organic by accident - the only fertiliser I use as such, is the compost we make on the farm.

but thank you
it's a nice wee spot of paradise

[Lux]

how does it grow?
it doesn't! everything is slow and stunted this year.
bought some plants from the garden center with some
growth on, so they might have a chance

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502981&objectid=10771302

You might have to import from the North Island until things have well and truly settled.

[Butterfly Angel]

   Garden got totaled by the rain in taranaki, was looking so pretty before the bastard upstairs pee'ed all over it.   

[cylllyyy cylindra]

I just had another lettuce from the garden tonight plus made a dressing with the coriander.  I so have my first belt in green thumb land.  

I also hoed the vege garden today.  I can't say I had a hoeing time but no more weeds.  

[Lux]

Beetroot must be just about ready to plunder, excited about that, didn't realise it was so easy to grow, have had lots of yummy fat strawberries - so can thank the rain for that, lettuces, silverbeet, butter beans, all thriving, pulled the spinach will plant some more for the winter - I ain't hoeing in my garden my vege box isn't big enough  .

[cylllyyy cylindra]

I adore beetroot.  Mine is not ready yet but my dad keeps sending some of his around.  I even love it raw (grated)....yum. 

My girlfriend who is over from England was like....you have veges and they are actually growing!   

[bintyonekenobi]

been making juicies to drink - watermelon, beetroot, raspberries and apple
stunning red colour and delicious.

Raw of course


and well done cylly

and Lux its a vege that will grow in the winter time too (just slower)

The triffids have taken over here again in my absence so I'm beating them into submission, almost got my vege garden all weeded so i can plant a new succesion of plants so I have a continuous supply coming ready to eat.

[cathy]

my husband does the vege garden and I do the flower gardens.

I love the colour and fragrance and being able to pick flowers to bring inside.