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Balmain High Veggie Patch February
Mark Morrison - Thursday, February 03, 2011
While the children have been away I have been doing little more than maintaining what was left in the veggie patch. The tomatoes have been producing plenty of fruit although there has been a blossom end rot problem which I attribute to irregular moisture. The San Marzano egg tomatoes have grown to about 1.2-1.5m and have trusses of small very tasty egg shaped fruit and the Pot Toms to about 1m and they have regular shaped almost full sized fruit. They are coming into full harvest time right about now so that is a bonus for the children and I look forward to showing them some photos of when they planted the tomatoes out some months ago so they can compare.
The giant garlic has flowered and died down now so should be ready for harvest and we’ll probably replant some too.
The Cavolo Nero had been heavily attacked by caterpillar and were getting a bit leggy so I trimmed them down to about 5cm and they have started to sprout back nicely.
All the herbs are doing very well – the Basil planted amongst the tomatoes is thriving, the Continental Parsley and Thyme is looking good and the Golden Oregano and variegated Sage are both looking very decorative.
Next on the agenda is to plant some purple carrots, I have some seed from the Diggers Club to use and it will be interesting to see the children’s reaction when we harvest. Lettuce of course is great to have at this time of year and such a quick crop to grow for the children; I will plant some perpetual varieties so there is a steady supply available but I also bought for myself recently some very cute mini red cos that should go down well too. I will also need to prepare a section for autumn planting of some winter veggies.
It’s at this time of the year with high temperatures and drying winds that the structure and water holding capacity of soil is tested. I have noticed the soil in the veggie patch, which is on the light side, could do with more organic matter and it has become a bit water repellant in some areas. I will need to add some organics and also use a wetting agent.
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