Some new veggies planted for the winter season... and some of the old summer stuff pulled out. Probably should top up the soil with some healthier stuff... but that might have to wait for a different time. Anyway, planting established little plants this time instead of trying to grow from seed... we had mixed results from the seeds of last time.... but I also still have leftover seeds and my students just gave me a whole bunch of heirloom seeds as well. So, at some point I will try again... perhaps growing them indoors first until they are a little bigger instead of going straight for the soil and the outdoors...
Anyway... first up... some regular greens for eating... alongside that crazily healthy sage plant that we can use up fast enough!
... and some beetroot again. This time, not from seed... so, hopefully we don't just get them all tangled together! But we still have half a box available in this planter... and we aren't quite sure what to fill it out with. We do want to do a potato one... but it is more than likely that something like that will completely take over the box... so, we had better either have a dedicated box for that... or a different plot completely.
... and then some cabbage in this end of the line. I don't think that we have tried growing cabbage before... I wonder if the caterpillars will leave it along? We had a pretty bad experience with rocket the other year...
Anyway, we still have to uproot the old zucchini and eggplant remains... so, that will give us even more room for some new plants. I am going to suggest some Chinese greens... but the girls and my wife don't really like those... but I think that they would go well in stir frys and wonton soups for winter. Carrots were there last year... but they were a bit more hassle than the amount of food that we got was worth.
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I feel like seeds are really temperamental sometimes XD We had decent luck with some creeping thyme that basically got thrown at the ground (J did attempt to plant it as per instructions but the seeds were microscopic and blew away in the wind and then when he tried gently watering them in they probably flooded out of the tiny trench and scattered everywhere).
I've had bad luck with the Swan River Daisies I planted recently (I think two might have come up out of the entire seed packet, I'm worried I might have planted them a bit too deep, think I'll try again with another batch just kind of rubbing them into the soil instead of making a little trench for them) and the chicken foraging mix (though I suspect at least one of the chickens is managing to get its head through the chicken wire to eat them if there aren't some insects doing likewise from within the protected zone).
I keep reading that marigolds and strong smelling herbs are good at distracting pests, maybe try that next to your cabbages? Haven't experimented with that yet as we're so far behind with everything :S
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Huh... Maybe planting some marigolds alongside or in the same container would be a good idea! I should see if that would work... it was really irritating to see every rocket shoot being slashed down the next day. If we do end up doing that (maybe next year...), I'll let you know how things went from a n=1 experiement!
I had some microscopic seeds... and I did my best to spread them according to instructions, but they would just pour straight out in a clump. Seed tape next time, do it indoors and then plant the tape.
If you need them to be in rows or at least predictable that's probably the best idea XD I didn't need it to be that neat.
Definitely write about it whenever you get around to it :D
Seeds can be unpredictable so using established plants this season sounds like a less stressful choice. Your garden looks very productive, I can imagine how satisfying it to be harvest fresh greens during winter.
It is quite a nice feeling to have a ready supply of greens in the backyard! Seeds are definitely a bit of a skill step up from what we are able to do...
Se te da muy bien cultivar y es algo que te ayudar muchísimo. En estos tiempo tan convulsionados es bueno aprender a cultivar los alimentos, uno no sabe lo que pueda pasar en un futuro tan incierto.
Gracias por compartir tu post con nosotros.
Excelente noche.
Oh... I wouldn't say that I'm good at gardening! But I'm learning lots!