Child of the Planet

I've only been gardening for a few years now and I think I've become a 'wild and woolly' type, rather then a 'prim and trim' gardener. During the winter, this sprouting broccoli appeared in an unused section, between two piles of pruning that were destined for mulching. I bought and planted the seeds elsewhere a few years back, but it feels like free food ha ha. I'm leaving some sprouts to flower for next year. I was clearing some mustard and found this celery.   

Much wetter this year. Fungus is the new black.

Half the crop was good enough to to cure The rest I'm giving away to neighbours, friends, and guess what my reli's are getting for Christmas presents! Last time I did garlic I dried it out on a mesh raised above the floor. This year I'm hanging it from the garage roof.

Dug the garlic up. Not as good as last time but better then a kick in the head.     Trying a new configuration with the cucumbers

Update on this post... A week later and I've now mulched everything. The tomatoes and zucchini seem to be bouncing back. Next step is to wait for those peas to die off and then plant some cucumbers.

Scored my first bit o food for this summer. A lonely zucchini. I don't think I'm going to end up with a lot of produce this year. Everything has been very late. Maybe we'll get a long summer to make up for it? Had some more help this week and got a bit of infrastructure done. Prepped the area for the third garden bed out the front. Lined the driveway with more bird excavation minimisation. Finished off the third hole out the back and started filling it with green waste.     Moved a couple of flax plants from next to the house to the berm out the front.  The intention is for them to help in slowing down the wind that rips through the front garden Started cleaning jars for bottling.

A mate has fishes the beach with a net and gives me the leftovers for the garden. I line the bottom of the hole with mulch, then dump in the fish, and finally a layer of coffee grounds. Use it if you got it!