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    Ours is looking good too, and the greenhouse is also active, but I had nothing to do with it, except for shoveling some soil, so the credit goes to the daughter and wife.
    Seems to be a boom in home gardening while people are at home.

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    Ok, thought I share a pic of mine now - I’ve been building it for a few months on and off as time permits, wanting to get it ready for a Spring planting so thought I better pull my thumb out and finish it. The area used was previously just part of the lawn next to the pergola. Gets plenty of sun, easy to get to and water is right there too.

    Wanting to make it easy on the back long term, and Pug proof, decided a raised bed was the way to go. Also had pretty much all the materials at hand too apart from the sleepers around the top, so pretty cheap all in. I now have a very unenviable task of filling it up and I have 5 meters of good veggie compost mix turning up mid week so the fun will begin then. Think it will take more than that but we do have quite a bit of fill to put in the bottom of it first so hoping to have it over a third full before the new stuff goes in - will see. 😁

    Just so you know, the back fence is at an angle so the timber isn’t crooked, it’s just following the fence.

    9242B1B5-062D-4CD1-BAA2-D4C002E7FC17 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    EDE2B112-01AC-4E18-B409-3076F090EA81 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    Have had smaller and larger veggie patches over the years but nothing like this, looking forward to planting it out soon. 👍
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Nice job.
    Recommend some mushroom compost. Awesome stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Ok, thought I share a pic of mine now - I’ve been building it for a few months on and off as time permits, wanting to get it ready for a Spring planting so thought I better pull my thumb out and finish it. The area used was previously just part of the lawn next to the pergola. Gets plenty of sun, easy to get to and water is right there too.

    Wanting to make it easy on the back long term, and Pug proof, decided a raised bed was the way to go. Also had pretty much all the materials at hand too apart from the sleepers around the top, so pretty cheap all in. I now have a very unenviable task of filling it up and I have 5 meters of good veggie compost mix turning up mid week so the fun will begin then. Think it will take more than that but we do have quite a bit of fill to put in the bottom of it first so hoping to have it over a third full before the new stuff goes in - will see. 😁

    Just so you know, the back fence is at an angle so the timber isn’t crooked, it’s just following the fence.

    9242B1B5-062D-4CD1-BAA2-D4C002E7FC17 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    EDE2B112-01AC-4E18-B409-3076F090EA81 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    Have had smaller and larger veggie patches over the years but nothing like this, looking forward to planting it out soon. 👍

    Not a Locomotive in sight either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Nice job.
    Recommend some mushroom compost. Awesome stuff.
    It can be quite productive, too.

    DSCF0671.jpg Mushies.jpg
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    That is a Corker of a raised bed garden

    Todays harvest ( I Wish that I also had a raised bed to pick this lot).
    The Only things I have in a raised bed are celery and leeks which are growing remarkably well and are an absolute pleasure to pick, The rest of the garden is in the ground and is a PITA to harvest But it is also growing extremely well due to the recent rains and mild weather.

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    All sliced and diced ready for stir fry and steaming.
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    I have already planted the seeds for my summer veggies in various seed trays and they should be ready to go in the ground in about 6-8 weeks which will be after most of the winter veggies will have been harvested.
    I have already got my tomatoes up and running and they have started to produce fruit already which has given me a bit of a head start on the summer veggies.
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    Wow, what a haul! And so far ahead for Summer - I should probably start to think ahead a bit more now I know I’ll be planting in the not too distant future. 👍
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Ok, thought I share a pic of mine now - I’ve been building it for a few months on and off as time permits, wanting to get it ready for a Spring planting so thought I better pull my thumb out and finish it. The area used was previously just part of the lawn next to the pergola. Gets plenty of sun, easy to get to and water is right there too.

    Wanting to make it easy on the back long term, and Pug proof, decided a raised bed was the way to go. Also had pretty much all the materials at hand too apart from the sleepers around the top, so pretty cheap all in. I now have a very unenviable task of filling it up and I have 5 meters of good veggie compost mix turning up mid week so the fun will begin then. Think it will take more than that but we do have quite a bit of fill to put in the bottom of it first so hoping to have it over a third full before the new stuff goes in - will see. 😁

    Just so you know, the back fence is at an angle so the timber isn’t crooked, it’s just following the fence.

    9242B1B5-062D-4CD1-BAA2-D4C002E7FC17 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    EDE2B112-01AC-4E18-B409-3076F090EA81 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    Have had smaller and larger veggie patches over the years but nothing like this, looking forward to planting it out soon. 👍
    Way to go, Gav. Sooo much easier on the body at that height, hey! I wish our beds were another 50 cm higher. One thing you may wish to consider, in a raised bed of that height, is the media used and the watering system, as you will still benefit from earthworms being able to have entry and egress from below natural ground level.
    We have a nice lot of cabbage and caulies at the moment with beetroot, garlic, carrots, beans and cucumbers coming on in the bottom gardens.
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    Had a look at my tomatoes today, This one is nearly as big as my fist and is still growing

    20200819_143834.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    Had a look at my tomatoes today, This one is nearly as big as my fist and is still growing

    20200819_143834.jpg
    At your Latitude you should be good for some decent sunshine unlike the supermarket **** they only see the sun when they fall off the back of a truck & then very briefly before some bastard drives over them.

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