Nooshing Around: My very first Vege Patch

29 April 2013

My very first Vege Patch

I've always always always wanted to do a vege patch in my back yard. There is some sort of self satisfaction when you grow your own vegetables, well.. at least when you try :)

Finally we got around to building one. It was quite easy. We used three pine sleepers, cut them into the required lengths and screwed them together to make a rectangular raised bed.

Well.. after that it kinda sat there for couple of months growing weeds.

Getting the vege patch up and running was long over due, and with my mother-in-law visiting I had some help around the house so it gave me a free moment to get it done.

Firstly, I cleaned out the weeds and loosened the soil in the vege patch. Once that was done I filled it with potting mix. I needed about 6-7 bags of potting mix. I used the Coles brand and which was about $3 for 25kg bag of potting mix. I also mixed half a bag of cow maneuver and some washed sand.

After that all I had to do was make a trip to Bunnings to get some plants. I decided buy a collection of lettuce and a few herb plants. Salad leaves and herbs always wilt after couple of days of being in the fridge when we buy them in our grocery trip and they go to waste. I wanted to have them at hand so they are always fresh when we need them.

Here's after I planted everything in.

After the planting I watered the patch with diluted seaweed solution. Then I applied sugarcane mulch around the plants so that the soil can retain moisture. I'm hoping it will keep the snails and the weeds away too.