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That looks pro. Can you please tell me how you did this? I tried earlier in the year, to grow potatoes in hessian sacks, but failed miserably. They rotted so badly that in the end, that there was nothing left of the seed potatoes, what so ever!
who had to climb on the roof lol
I *finally* have a capsicum (two actually) that is a normal size, in the past they have been tiny more like chillies.
When did you plant the potatoes? I thought they were to be planted in another month or so for Brisbane ...
Ah, my latest mini carrots turned out quite mini like your's too - only about an inch long!
Wow, I can't even get capsicums to sprout. I'm hoping it's just because of a dodgy packet of seed!
Hi there, I'm involved in our school vege garden. We use old car tyres to grow spuds in. As the spuds grow, we throw another tyre on, add more soil and more spuds. Seems to be working well :)
Capsicums are my favourite food,so I had to give them a go. They started off a bit slow, but have just come on all of a sudden. I'm not quite sure that the plant is going to be strong enough for the 5 currently on the bush though.
Hi Christopher, we only planted 6, and most of them came on at once! There are a couple that were lagging behind thankfully so we should have a couple more in the next week or two. Lucky we had any as the grasshoppers seemed to love them too!
Hi Elaine, our potato tower is constructed of various bits and pieces we had in the shed! We used 4 old curtain rods in a square, then wrapped chicken wire around it. As the plants grew, we noticed that they started growing out of the sides on the...
Your garden looks great! And these carrots make me so envious - I just can't get my seeds to get going...
Hi Steve and Paula ... great idea for the potato tower. I'm planning on doing something similar and wonder what kind of frame you used and what type of material you've draped it with. The plants look fabulous! Thank you for the photos and for shar...
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- At 1:23pm on July 8, 2009,
Donna said…
- Welcome to Brisbane Local Food, I am hosting the next Garden Visit in Inala next weekend (see Events) and would love to see you there.
- At 4:04pm on July 5, 2009,
Vanessa said…
- Hi Steve & Paula, I think your tomatoes are as wild as mine at the moment! Your garden looks great. Hopefully you might be able to make it to the next garden visit so you can meet some members from the site.
- At 5:06pm on July 4, 2009,
christopher zane hart said… - hi Steve & Paula , welcome to Brisbane Local Food . I hope you find it helpfull and intresting .
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