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graibeard's Central East garden
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The first and easiest bed to resurrect. It’s been the mainstay for tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchinis and corn for many years. It’s the largest of the nine beds in the backyard and for rotation purposes can be (mentally) divided in two. It measures 7metres square and is divided up as needed for veges. There are no internal paths so ninja feet are required to prevent compaction.
Generic description of the backyard beds:
The soil is sandy loam which is a pleasure to work and weed but a devil to keep from blowing away and stop from drying out. Always hungry for organic matter and if left to its own will grow the best stinging nettles this side of the black stump, followed closely by asthma weed.
All these backyard beds are surrounded by concrete pavers and border stones which are set upon either, 30 year old paths, or the existing sand that has been lightly compacted (body weight only). If they move too much we’ll re-lay them. We originally wood chipped the paths and raked the edge of the beds, or lined them with wooden planks. These methods proved less than satisfactory in managing, keeping the sand from finding its way into the living area, or just blowing away (all that fine added goodness, never the raw sand!). This time around we went for broke and paved them all, this allows the mulch to be put where its most needed and the paths managed easier – easily cleaned, easily moved.
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Cucumber (Parisian Pickling)
Cucumis sativus
Sown on 09 Oct 09 Sown at the North end of the West trellis, wher...
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Cucumber (Mini White)
Cucumis sativus
Sown on 09 Oct 09 Sown at the North end immediately south of the ...
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Cucumber (Double Yield)
Cucumis sativus
Sown on 09 Oct 09 Sown at the North end of the East trellis, the ...
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Cucumber (Japanese Climbing)
Cucumis sativus
Sown on 09 Oct 09 Seed use by date is December 2008. Another thr...
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Chia
Salvia hispanica
Sown on 15 Aug 09 Sown in cells 5 x 9. Extremely small seed which...
- 4 journals
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Chilli (Scotch Bonnet)
Capsicum chinense
Sown on 15 Aug 09
- 4 journals
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Capsicum (Corno di Toro or Bull’s Horn)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)
Sown on 17 Jul 09 Sown 2 to a pot
- 3 journals
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Capsicum (Mixed Italian Fryers)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)
Sown on 17 Jul 09
- 2 journals
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Capsicum (Seven colour mix)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)
Sown on 17 Jul 09
- 2 journals
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Capsicum (Sweet Chocolate)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)
Sown on 17 Jul 09 sown 2 per pot
- 2 journals
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Pea (Sugar Snap Climbing)
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Sown on 16 May 09
- 1 journals
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Pea (Snow climbing)
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Sown on 16 May 09
- 1 journals
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Pea (Greenfeast)
Pisum sativum
Sown on 16 May 09
- 1 journals
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Garlic (Italian White)
Allium sativum
Sown on 09 Apr 09
- 2 journals
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Pumpkin (Queensland Blue)
Cucurbita maxima
Sown on 05 Jan 09 Planted where the garlic was harvested from, ad...
- 4 journals
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Amaranth (grain)
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Sown on 05 Jan 09 Amaranth (grain) has been planted along the wes...
- 10 journals
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Nasturtium (Jewel mix)
Tropaeolum majus
Sown on 30 Nov 08 (backdated entry) Planted out last summer, Of ...
- 1 journals
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Jerusalem Artichokes AVAILABLE FOR SWAP
Helianthus tuberosus
Sown on 12 Jun 84 Also known as fartichokes, but not in polite co...
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