Not a bad result for a first year experiment growing garlic and onions in a small raised bed (5m x 1m). The raised bed is now full of tomatoes coming to fruit so lifting the garlic and onions allows extra space and nutrients for the crop. Getting this extra crop from the same bed is …Read More about Harvesting garlic and onions
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First cucumbers
Cucumbers are great producers for small city gardens. These climbing vines grow well in containers or in soil, work well in shaded gardens and produce fruit steadily over the summer months. Their bright yellow flowers are a favourite of bees with each then turning into a cucumber. The smaller varieties of cucumber (up to 20cm) …Read More about First cucumbers
Harvesting 2015
This year the harvest from the garden started in June and went through to October. Harvesting is weekly or bi-weekly for main crops and daily for salads and small vegetables. It is better to have this small continuous cropping than single larger crops once a season.