Plant a productive winter vegetable garden

... but I think I can do better.

Maybe with an extra vegetable plot now in place I will be able to rotate my crops earlier, as I found there wasn’t enough space to stagger my planting.

And I need to figure out a way of stopping the birds from devouring the tasty leaves that set back a lot of the vegetables…

Definitely worth it, but I need to put a bit more thought into the planning next year…

My 11 year old & 15 year old sons had fun helping me plant out our garden:
Peas
Carrots
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Potatoes
Silver beet
Rhubarb
Lettuce
Chinese lettuce (Pak Choi?)

I’m looking forward to extending it over the coming months.

I have one day to get my seedlings in, but the garden will be in productive in spring & summer.

... moved the compost that was very much ready. Cleaned out and weeded the vegetable beds – mowed in between the rows, and generally tidied it all up.

Mostly everything is doing o.k. Unfortunately the birds are enjoying some of the vegetable leaves too ;)

... today I planted a LOT of seedlings and seeds…

Seedlings of celery, broccoli, silverbeet(chard)and wong bok cabbage.

Also planted seeds of beetroot, 2 different peas, broad beans, spinach, broccoli and pak choy…

I should be able to stagger some of the seed plantings to give me a continuous supply of veggies!

... and planting out seeds and seedlings.

We had the biggest mega frost two nights ago, and I have now lost the last of my summer/autumn crop. I really should be grateful that they lasted so long….

So I will pick my green tomatoes and clean up the vegetable garden ready for winter.

We have cleared away two beds and I think today I will be able to plant celery, cabbage, broccoli, silverbeet and beetroot. I have managed to maintain an inbetween crop of lettuce, silverbeet, potatoes , beetroot and leeks that will see us through until this next crop is ready. So, hi-ho, hi-ho…..!!!!