18 September, 2021

vegepods, front yard spaces

CARPORT MINI-POD

Currently is empty. But I think that some leafy greens - SILVERBEET, SPINACH, LETTUCES would be a good option for here, with CORIANDER and BASIL in patches.
ETA: Planted out today, watered in, needs straw covering.

DRIVEWAY MINI-POD

Currently: LEEKS, ONIONS (red), a couple of SILVERBEETS, but a large space against the window that doesn't have anything.

Perhaps more SILVERBEET, and more ONIONS - go the SPRING ONION and the brown onions here.

DRIVEWAY VEGEPOD

Currently has SWEET PEAS, assorted BRASSICAS (aphid infested), some BEETROOT, SILVERBEET that's still producing, ROCKET (gone heavily to seed)

In the last twelve hours, I pulled BRASSICAS and harvested the ROCKET. I've now planted out CORN ('country gentlemen', is billed as sweet heirloom) for eating. Will have to water well, and keep well-fed, too.
ETA 3rd Oct: planted ZUCCHINI (golden), COTTON, PUMPKIN (gramma).

TRIANGLE BED

Currently: aphids. Lots of aphids. Or, at least, things in which aphids are happily growing (brassicas and radishes) they went outta control with spring.

Next: Things that don't attract aphids? Exactly what these might be, I don't know. Reading up, CHIVES, DILL, FENNEL, MARIGOLDS, CARAWAY, COSMOS, and SWEET ALYSSUM are good for ladybird and lacewing populations which feed on aphids.
ETA 3rd Oct: planted unknown CURCUBIT, COTTON (2)

POLYBOXES

Currently: GINGER, TURMERIC (blue/, yellow)

There are a couple of empty boxes to be filled with compost for growing. Something that doesn't mind it warm and dry...

PICKET FENCE (NORTH)

Currently: AVOCADO, KAFFIR LIME, ELDER, APRICOT, SALVIAS, LAVENDER, LEMONGRASS, ARROWROOT, SUGARCANE.

The trees aren't doing very well in this bed, but the perennials are going great guns. I think the ELDER needs to go - it's spreading everywhere.

I'd like to plant SUNFLOWERS along the picket fence, but also more SUGARCANE

FRONT WICKING

Currently: BRASSICAS, RADISHES, CARROTS, ONION, LEEKS, also aphids.

Plan: pull out the BRASSICAS, cut off the infested RADISH leaves, spray with cayenne dishdrops

PICKET FENCE (SOUTH)

Currently: ARTICHOKES, KIWIBERRY, BLUEBERRY (boxed), and PASSIONFRUIT, along with SWEET POTATO (white) ground cover.

Plan: make a little more space for growing. Maybe toss down some radishes in the coming months for quick growing. Want to clear the grass, too.

BANANA CIRCLE

Currently: BANANAS, maybe a PAW PAW, or PASSIONFRUIT if I can grow one.

BLACK SAPOTE might be best to go here, too.

CHOOK YARD

Currently: dirt wasteland, with some seedlings growing under upturned basket shelves

Planned: a deep-rooted perennials chook forest, with plants that will do okay with shaded summer sun and very little sun in winter
Fruit Salad Sage?
Indian Borage?
Yacon?
Mexican Marigold?
Daikon radishes?
Hawk Hill's advice on Chicken Coop Landscaping

This afternoon, planted: AVOCADO (unknown provenance), PERENNIAL BASIL, 3 BEETROOTS (mostly leaves), and SALVIA (red) as perennials.
Also planted SUNFLOWERS and CUCUMBERS ('Japanese' they were billed as last year, but they were quite prickly). Tomorrow I will enlist one of the twins to help me put a fence along that side so that the chooks can't scratch them up, and leave it all for about a month before letting the chooken through. By that time, I might have fixed a roof on it, and also repaired the triangle coop. (ahahahaha)

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