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Judy

Judy's Fruit and Veggie Patch garden

Garden Type: Edible | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Loam I'm Organic!

For many years the area where this patch is located was a dense mass of tropical plants that had not been cared for. It was pretty much a jungle.

I cleared it at the beginning of 2008 to let more light into our backyard, to allow access to the mango tree for a severe pruning, and to create space to plant a row of golden cane palms which would more effectively provide privacy screening without limiting light too much.

Once cleared, I noticed that over the years the garden had increased in depth due to the composting of leaf and branch matter, mangoes and dead animals. It is a naturally created composted raised garden bed. Digging a hole revealed about 60 cm of good quality loamy soil which surely would be good for growing fruit and vegetables. It seemed too good an opportunity to miss. Hence the Fruit and Veggie Patch was born.

I mulched the pruned mango branches and leaves (got a professional in to do the big branches) and this was spread about 10 cm thick across the whole patch. The family helped me install a one metre high wire fence around the perimeter of the patch, to keep the dogs out.

Photos

Plantings

  • Pumpkin 'Jap'

    Pumpkin 'Jap'

    Cucurbita maxima

    Sown on 10 Jul 08 Sown in a “milk bottle” seeding pot, lined with...

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Pumpkin 'Pawpaw'

    Pumpkin 'Pawpaw'

    Cucurbita moschata

    Sown on 10 Jul 08 Sown in a “milk bottle” seeding pot, lined with...

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

    Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

    Citrullus lanatus

    Sown on 10 Jun 08 Location: Green Box 34

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Marigold 'Safari'

    Marigold 'Safari'

    Tagetes patula

    Planting Out on 06 Jun 08 Frustrated with my lack of success of growing t...

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Winged Bean - For The Fence

    Winged Bean - For The Fence

    Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

    Sown on 01 Jun 08 Winged beans, along with luffa, are fast becomi...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

    Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

    Citrullus lanatus

    Sown on 01 Jun 08 Third attempt to grow from seeds, this time wit...

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Rockmelon 'Hales Best'

    Rockmelon 'Hales Best'

    Cucumis melo

    Sown on 01 Jun 08 Third attempt to grow from seeds, this time wit...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Luffa - For The Fence

    Luffa - For The Fence

    Luffa cylindrica

    Sown on 31 May 08 Luffa, along with winged beans, are fast becomi...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

    Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

    Citrullus lanatus

    Sown on 25 May 08 Only one seed from an earlier planting a few we...

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Eggplant 'Black Beauty'

    Eggplant 'Black Beauty'

    Solanum melongena

    Sown on 16 Mar 08 The eggplant, aubergine or brinjal (Solanum mel...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Neutral

  • Papaya

    Papaya

    Carica papaya

    Sown on 23 Feb 08 I cheated. I purchased four plants already 100-...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Rogue Papaya

    Rogue Papaya

    Carica papaya

    Established on 07 Feb 08 I planted some Thai Coriander in a pot of 10 ye...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Madagascar Bean

    Madagascar Bean

    Phaseolus lunatus

    Sown on 17 Jan 08 I decided not to use the self-watering boxes fo...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Neutral

  • Luffa

    Luffa

    Luffa cylindrica

    Sown on 17 Jan 08 The luffa is a fast growing, vigorous annual vi...

    • 13 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 3 comments
    • Unhappy

  • Mango 'Kensington Pride'

    Mango 'Kensington Pride'

    Mangifera indica

    This tree may be around twenty years old. It ha...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Breadfruit

    Breadfruit

    Artocarpus altilis

    I've never seen this tree fruiting, and would b...

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Carambola

    Carambola

    Averrhoa carambola

    This is an acidulous variety.

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

Comments

  • rainymountain

    rainymountain wrote:

    I am finding your garden fascinating – it could hardly be more different from mine. I will looking forward to our winter when we are under a metre of snow (at least) and you are gardening through a tropical summer. Plus being on the western edge of North America, most gardeners are tucked up in bed by the time I am hitting my computer but you are just getting up and into the garden.
    Cheers

    Posted on 26 Jul 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • Judy

    Judy wrote:

    This is what I love about Myfolia – the opportunity to interact with gardeners all over our planet. I am continually amazed to find that across the seasonal and climatic differences, there are often similarities. And interestingly for me, my tomato growing season perfectly matches that in the temperate northern hemisphere. The tropical summer here is too humid for tomatoes, so I grow them April – September, which is winter for the rest of Australia.

    Posted on 26 Jul 08 (about 1 years ago)

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