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bimmy

bimmy's Vegetable garden

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

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I mainly grow vegetables and herbs. I love my herbs! I mainly use organic veges, although I never seem to have much luck with organic zucchini so I’ve gone back to hybrids for those. I never use chemical fertilisers or sprays – everything is natural. The herbs are planted to make the most of companion garden methods.

My garden is a no-dig type garden within wooden containers. The containers don’t have bottoms on them so that the worms can come through. This is also really handy when renting your house because the whole lot can be easily moved and the back garden returned to it’s pre-garden state to keep the landlord happy.

First a thick layer of newspaper is put down to stop weed growth coming through. Then layers of lucerne hay and straw are put down. Lastly, a layer of compost or soil on top. Over time it all composts down.

Following years I’ve just put a layer of pea straw on top of last years’ compost, then another layer of top soil.

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  • Tomato

    Tomato

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 23 Oct 07 The tomatoes are planted in the warmest contain...

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  • Sprouting broccoli

    Sprouting broccoli

    Brassica oleracea (Italica Group)

    Sown on 13 Jun 07 This is my first foray into growing veges year-...

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  • Cauliflour

    Cauliflour

    Brassica oleracea

    Sown on 13 Jun 07 I planted this at the same time as the Sproutin...

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  • Lemon 'Meyer'

    Lemon 'Meyer'

    Citrus x meyeri

    Sown on 31 Jan 06 Fresh lemons from the tree are the best :o) ...

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  • Sweetcorn

    Sweetcorn

    Zea mays var. rugosa

    I can't remember when I planted them. Last yea...

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  • Nasturtium

    Nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus

    Ever since third form art class where we had to...

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  • Poppy

    Poppy

    Papaver

    These are self-seeded poppies, and they range f...

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  • Mint 'Common'

    Mint 'Common'

    Mentha spicata

    I can't even remember when I got this mint plan...

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  • Thyme 'Carpet'

    Thyme 'Carpet'

    Thymus serpyllum

    This thyme grows really happily under my Kowhai...

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  • Fennel

    Fennel

    Foeniculum vulgare

    Fennel is my new found favourite vegetable. Th...

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  • Garlic

    Garlic

    Allium sativum

    I planted it at the correct time this year (mid...

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