I started this vegie garden in August 2007. The soil was very poor, very hard dry clay. I initially installed a dripper system and then have been spending a lot of time improving the soil with manure, compost, and water crystals, and mulch. The garden had a few existing fruit trees and a bay tree.
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Tomato riesentraube
Solanum lycopersicum
Transplanted on 01 Nov 09
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Tomato cherry roma
Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 01 Nov 09
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chilli lilac cayenne
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group)
Transplanted on 01 Nov 09
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chilli purple tiger
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group)
Transplanted on 01 Nov 09
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Chervil
Anthriscus cerefolium
Transplanted on 01 Nov 09 *
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French tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Transplanted on 01 Nov 09
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Sage purple
Salvia leucophylla
Transplanted on 18 Oct 09
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Warrigul spinach
Tetragonia tetragonoides
Purchased on 18 Oct 09
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Chilli Thai (Burkes backyard)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group)
Purchased on 16 Oct 09
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Tomato rid fig dwarf
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 09 Oct 09
- 2 journals
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Tomato wapsipinicon peach
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 09 Oct 09
- 1 journals
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Spinach bloomingdale
Spinacia oleracea
Purchased on 09 Oct 09
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Capsicum mini red
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)
Purchased on 09 Oct 09 diggers club seedling
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Tomato tommy toe
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 07 Oct 09 1 plant oasis 1 plant diggers club
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Tomatoberry
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 02 Oct 09 New variety of tomatoes with strawberry shaped ...
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Tomato truss plum
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 02 Oct 09
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Tomato black russian
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 02 Oct 09
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Tomato Burkes Backyard Italian
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 02 Oct 09
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Pineapple sage
Salvia elegans
Transplanted on 25 Sep 09
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snowpea roi de carouby
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Sown on 31 Aug 09 soaked overnight in water with epsom salts
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Tomato Roma
Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 22 Aug 09 Sown in jiffy pot to compare germination rates
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Tomato Stupice
Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 22 Aug 09 Sown in jiffy pot to compare germination rates
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Tomato tommy toe
Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 22 Aug 09 Sown in jiffy pot to compare germination rates
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Onion long red florence
Allium cepa var. cepa
Sown on 22 Aug 09
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Pak choi
Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)
Sown on 20 Aug 09 self seeded volunteer from the pak choi I grew ...
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Radish hilds blue
Raphanus sativus
Sown on 18 Aug 09
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Daikon Radish long white japanese
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
Sown on 08 Aug 09
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Nasturtium Black Velvet
Tropaeolum majus
Sown on 08 Aug 09
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Watermelon sugarbaby
Citrullus lanatus
Sown on 08 Aug 09
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Zucchini black beauty
Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica
Sown on 07 Aug 09
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Dianthus spooky
Dianthus
Purchased on 30 Jun 09
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Potato purple congo
Solanum tuberosum
Purchased on 24 Jun 09 Dark purple fleshed potato - 800gms of seed pot...
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Potato cranberry red
Solanum tuberosum
Purchased on 24 Jun 09 Red skinned potato with pink skin -- 80 gms of ...
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potato King edward
Solanum tuberosum
Purchased on 24 Jun 09
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potato dutch cream
Solanum tuberosum
Purchased on 24 Jun 09 800 gms of seed potatoes
- 3 journals
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Beetroot golden
Beta vulgaris
Sown on 21 May 09
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Beetroot heirloom mix
Beta vulgaris
Sown on 21 May 09
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Beetroot mini gourmet
Beta vulgaris
Sown on 21 May 09
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Broccoli Purple sprouting
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group)
Sown on 21 May 09
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Cauliflower violet sicilian
Brassica oleracea
Sown on 21 May 09
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Spring onion red
Allium fistulosum
Sown on 21 May 09
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Onion long red florence
Allium cepa var. cepa
Sown on 21 May 09
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Kale
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Sown on 20 May 09
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Broad bean crimson flowering
Vicia faba
Sown on 06 Apr 09
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Sage
Salvia officinalis
Planting Out on 25 Sep 08
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Spring onions
Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Planting Out on 25 Sep 08
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Radish hilds blue
Raphanus sativus
Sown on 23 Sep 08 As nearly all of the previous lot were either d...
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Coriander slow bolt
Coriandrum sativum
Sown on 16 Sep 08
- 2 journals
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Snow pea dwarf
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Sown on 16 Sep 08
- 4 journals
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Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Established on 07 Sep 08 Self seeded from coriander I grew last year. Tr...
- 1 journals
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Red shallots
Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Sown on 07 Aug 08
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Radish champion
Raphanus sativus
Sown on 18 Jul 08 Started to sprout aug 08
- 2 journals
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silverbeet ruby red
Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Sown on 03 Apr 08
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vietnamese mint
Persicaria odorata
Planting Out in Apr 2008
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Mint
Mentha spicata
Planting Out on 07 Jan 08 PLanted under bay tree
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Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
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Bay tree
Laurus nobilus
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Rasberry heritage
Rubus idaeus
Sown on 21 Sep 07 2 plants at the back of the vegie garden
- 7 journals
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Borage
Borago officinalis
Planting Out in Sep 2007 Originally bought borage because I loved the bl...
- 3 journals
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veronica
Veronica spicata
Planting Out in Aug 2007
- 5 journals
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Rainbow silverbeet
Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Planting Out in Aug 2007
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comfrey
Symphytum officinale,
Planting Out in Jul 2007 Initially decided to grow comfrey as I'd read t...
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Russian garlic
Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum
Sown in Mar 2007 Lisa's friend Karen gave me 1 bulb (about 5 clo...
- 5 journals
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Plum tree
Prunus domestica
Sown on 19 Sep 90 Unnamed plum, but I think it is a blood plum
- 1 journals
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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Sown on 20 Jun 90 I grow a mixture of normal chives and garlic ch...
- 2 journals
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Garlic chives
Allium tuberosum
Sown on 20 Jun 90 I grow a mixture of normal chives and garlic ch...
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Peach
Prunus persica
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Pomegranate
Punica granatum
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