Africanaussie

Member since: Sep 09 | Years gardening: 4 Organic gardener

I garden organically and as mcuh permaculture as I can fit into my little unit (apartment) garden. We have only been here since Dec 2008, so have been avidly composting and amending the soil. The soil just gets better and better, and so do the fruits vegetables and flowers that I am producing in my tiny space. I didnt even know the zones went up to a zone 14, but that is what it came up when I looked on the map. The summer here (called “the wet”) is very hot and humid and I am trying to grow vegetables all year round, which means experimenting with tropical type vegetables.

Gardens

bird and butterfly garden

Zone 14 This is an area along the back fence that transitions from the tropical garden into the vegetable and herb garden. It is really the only spot that...
- 17 plants
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Front garden garden

Zone 14 In the front of the house we have a paved carport and then another covered area which is essentially another carport. Between these two areas I c...
- 4 plants
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herb spiral garden

Zone 14 We have a lot of rain and humidty during the wet season, so I wanted to create a space for herbs that liked it a bit drier. I built a rock herb sp...
- 12 plants
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Tropical garden

Zone 14 This area is the corner of the property underneath the lychee tree. Most of it is in shade all the time. I am growing shade loving plants and crea...
- 39 plants
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Vegetable garden

Zone 14 No dig raised bed garden, Am trying to grow something all year round, sometimes difficult to do in the hot and humid wet season. Make my own compo...
- 17 plants
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window garden

Zone 14 Just a small area where the grass was not growing so well - outside a bedroom window. I planted sweet potato vine, which might sound a bit unusual...
- 3 plants
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