Veg Garden photo

Hi all,
Just thought would post my veg garden, taken this time last year, behind the fence at the back to the left, is the fruit cage, on right just grass



hope you like it

Paul

 

Only one word to be said. Cor!

What's that Christmas tree looking veg in the foreground Rossco?

 

Wow what a fabulous garden!! Our garden is quite small (I wouldn't manage a large one now anyway) but I do love to see wonderful places like yours....Well done!!!

 

What a veg garden my garden is only small, yours is fantastic, well done its a credit to you.

 

Are you sure that this photo hasn't been taken at the local garden centre! Rossco, how long did it take to get it to this standard? It's superb.

 

Hi all,
It took a week to think of the design, a few minutes to order the stuff, a month to set it all out, and hard work looking after it, but what satisfaction,,phew!
I usually put sweet peas up the trellis at the back.
each of the 16 beds is 12' x 16' which is ideal for the rotation of crops, and most years I can leave a couple of beds fallow to recouperate.
a lot of veg is produced, and all eaten with GUSTO!
Glad you all like it....

 

That's a beautifull looking veggi plot there rossco.

We are not worthy!

[ 01. March 2006, 05:44 PM: Message edited by: frogesque ]

 

Hi Dave W
that Xmas tree is a Yew, and no longer there, found somewhere for it to go now

 

Chopped our Yew as it was becoming too big about six years ago. Took a while to get rid of the stump and roots though. Ought to have sold the wood to a bow maker.

That's quite a garden you have -laid out like a classic potanger.

[ 01. March 2006, 11:39 PM: Message edited by: Dave W ]

 

fallow .. now remind my why does this work, do you leave it bare or sow green manures?

 

Ah yes, green manures - someone remind me........

Awesome garden, BTW!

 

Rossco
What an amazing veg plot!!!! Do you have any other garden? It must be a full-time job to look after it. :eek:
As for the quantities of veg produced - you either have an ENORMOUS family, or huge surpluses!! I can only dream of a plot like that.... hmmmm.... how can I get my 6' x 6' arranged like that......
I'm impressed!!
Dave W - is you Hedgehog typing you posts for you now?

 

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f377/nixonf23/75eee4a0.jpg
That's my future veg gartden! Not quite as good as yours Rossco! It'll be a raised bed soon, and it's done my back in working on it!

 

Hi nixonf23,
Did the highways department let you loose on a disused road!!!!!!!!
plenty of drainage eh!
will be good I am sure when its finished, hope your back gets better soon...

 

Hi honey bee,
Thanks for the comments, yes it takes up about a day and a half a week when in full swing.
even a 6' x 6' plot can be made interesting, just think hard about what, and how much you REALLY want to grow, and plan it out on paper.
I do this for a full time job, and have designed small areas like yours and large areas of up to 5 acre walled gardens, in theory they are the same, just on a large scale...
will be puttin some pics of other parts of the gardens on the forum soon...keep watching