The garden's growing - its growing well. MOST of everything has taken well, however 1 tomato plant and a few corn stalks had a not so good start to life because I started mulching with the gumnut tree leaf litter which apparently doesn't agree.
So i bit the bullet, opened the wallet and bought some sugar cane mulch. Incidentally, Sugar Cane Mulch is a by-product of the sugar cane industry. It is the thrash that grows on the cane which is generally burnt off. It is a very soft and rather sweet smelling mulch that composts quite quickly. It is also reasonably expensive....
I have a mate who grows sugar cane in Queensland, so it seemed reasonable that I ask him for some sugar cane mulch. He had no issues in me taking some - really as much as I want in fact.... The issue is transport and hence the reason most QLD farmers simply burn it off and also the reason that I won't take him up on his offer...
Anyway....
The tomatoes are above knee height now and some are starting to flower and even develop some very small fruits. At the advise of my dad (a seasoned tomato grower!) I've dusted them with veggie dust to prevent grubs getting in the tomatoes from the very onset
The zucchinis are flowering and actually have a few very small fruits developing. I'd expect these will be ready over the next week!
The corn is about waist height and mostly looking thick green and luscious - maybe we'll see some corn at Christmas??!!
Only 1 pumpkin plant survived the snails. This is growing well and looks nearly ready to start flowering too - YUM! I've actually tried planting some more seed, but no more want to take.
Here are some pictures for you - the last one is a picture of my strawberries. A very lovely and wise lady from Canberra suggested I hang them to prevent the snails/grubs eating my fruits - so i did, and it's worked a treat!
