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Nice to see it all together Jessy... enjoy the mudcrabs.. you've earnt them...

Thanks RoZ, the mudcrabs where soooo sweets......


Three more beds in commission........

I will be in propergation mode for the next 7 days, seedling up here are costing a bomb...Asian veggies here we come.....

And a few pictures with the sun up

For the beds that are nearly finished, I still have to clean the excess plastic off, cut down the stand pipes, add dust caps and line the tin edging with hose for safety. But it is getting there.

All the river rock layed on the ground will be washed, left to dry for a couple of days and sealed to bring out the great colours of the rock....That part though is about 4 weeks off.....slowly slowly it will happen

and my trusty supervisors, the white and black one, likes to replant my seedlings..... if only she could use a shovel

Great looking beds, great looking crabs and great looking dogs ! You're doing incredibly well up there Jessy

Awesome setup jessy. You will be pumping out loads of fresh vegies in no time

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another 3 beds commissioned....

The growth is so slow. Too slow for what I am used to.

I can't believe how slow dirt can be

AP will be rehooked up in the following week. I can't take this.

At least with the AP I will either go gang busters or bust, no inbetween,. This is killing me

Very old seed I am attempting to get something out of.

OH ~ It does suck starting again........but then again there is the flip side.....I need my AP, and great growth

Things are growing.....Irish and myself are stoked.....

slow but sure.......amazing what makes a day worth while, but a slight bit of growth is Joyous

Looks fantastic Jessy. You go girl

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So a plant up date, the growth is getting better. In one week as follows for the Ford hook spinach

And the lettuce

Tomatoes

As you might see in the 2 and 3rd photo, the kind farmer made me 2 more beds.

The smaller one will be 4 different chilli's ( if they ever germinate this time taking ages ) and not sure about the other large bed.

750 coir pots arrived from Ebay Friday. I am finding The Diggers Club to be getting expensive on certain purchases. I love growing in the coir pots.

I know they are wicking beds, but I still like to water I feel it is therapeutic ....using a watering can

So I make a tea out of good compost in a large bin. Place 5 kg or so in and keep topping up with water. Might last maybe 2 to 3 weeks. I use it until the colour is too light in the watering container then pour the sludge into the garden and remake the tea.

I will water like this at least every third day. Sometimes daily if the seedlings are very small, it is a great way to direct nutrient in a light liquid form that the plants can handle