Friday, June 01, 2007

Still More Gardens

Okay, this is the view of my new potager from the house. Far from finished, but I love love. The bank in between the house and the potager will eventually be full-on permaculture terraces (wanna come help? hee!)

This is one of the triangular beds, full of cabbage, onions, purple kohlrabi, eggplants. The other is our peas coming on strong, and peppergrass growing up amongst, and then radishes poking up underneath (grow great in the shade).
A hot chili almost ready for harvest (I overwintered this plant in the house) and some lovely broccoli growing nicely even though the plant is feeling the heat...
I got 2 full beds of strawberry plants free from an abandoned house that they were about to tear down, they were just planted this spring and look at the fruit already coming on! Eventually I hope we have HEAPS of strawberries and blueberries to go with our buckets of raspberries...
I have about 30 tomato plants, all started from seed. These are interplanted with cucumbers, rainbow chard and lots of basil.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW! what an amazing garden! i had no idea what a potager garden was. can't wait to see it in person. your yard is looking fantastic. a perfect place for kids (and fairies).
xojacq

Nicola said...

You may have been joking about people coming to help, but we have done work bees in friends' gardens before and if you need some help to get a big project done just email one of us and it can be organised!!!

Andrea said...

I love all the pics and the up close and personal look at your veggies! They're doing amazing! To think a couple of months ago, it was just a pasture...

Anonymous said...

holy llama! i can't believe how full on and huge it is. love the design. and fence around it to keep what out? deer, bears? wandering people wanting to graze? can i have a radish, or should i sneak one over the fence when you're out. heee. wait, i have to fly over first. x C

Heather said...

It all looks wonderful - I din't know that you could overwinter a pepper plant. What a great idea.

Katherine said...

How beautiful and inspiring! I think I would be happy to spend everyday in such environs. All those yummy veggies, and berries and green growing delights! This has to be a passion for you, Mary-Sue. Was there much garden when you moved there?