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The only spot in our garden that's sunny enough for vegies is under the neighbours' giant gum tree. With water restrictions, sandy soil and root competition from the tree, it's hard to provide enough moisture for them.This year I've decided to grow the veg in self-watering troughs on the site of the former vegie patch. I've planted around them with drought-loving flowering herbs like thyme, lavendar and catmint. The herbs look and smell lovely. They also they attract pollinating insects, and confuse the predatory ones that come to eat my veg!
The zucchini are doing okay, although not as well as they would in the ground, if they had enough water.
The lettuces and spring onions are doing really well. Lettuce goes to seed and turns bitter if the water runs out, so this is a great way to grow them.
The Bug's pot is growing well, and one of his Tiny Tim tomatoes is nearly red. The strawberries are dragging their little feet, so they might not be getting enough sun. To the left is rocket, grown from seed. It's really simple to sow, and shoots up as fast as a rocket!
The beans and tomato seem pretty happy, but the tomato (Tumbling Red) is very slow to start fruiting. Aargh the anticipation!I'm having a Veg About, if you'd like to join me and blog your patch, leave a comment letting me know and I'll add you to the list in my sidebar.
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What a great garden you have - despite water restrictions - I'm very impressed and inspired!
I think water restrictions for growing your own food is very unfair.
Oh yes, I saw those same planter boxes at a display in my local shopping centre. Where did you get them from?? I was trying to find a website for them because I want to get some for my mum for christmas.
They are all coming along really well! I really need to sort out my pot placement better to try to deter some of the munchy bugs from devouring all my lettuce!
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