Vegetable gardens at home.

[Ed-Zulu]

Have you tried beer snail bait traps, my sister had issues with snails in her veggie garden and said this worked for her.

Cucumber in a aluminium pie dish also works very well...the other not lethal one is egg-shells...snail don'y like 'racing' across them...very effective.

 

Wild garlic for moles!

[Beesrib]

nice thread,

 

we have some stuff growing in the back as well. got some cherry tomatoes and normal bigger ones, red and white onions, cucumber, butternut, egg plant, spinach, basil, strawberry, cauliflower and trying some others. will take some pics.

 

happy growing

[Christopher Brunsdon]

Cucumber in a aluminium pie dish also works very well...the other not lethal one is egg-shells...snail don'y like 'racing' across them...very effective.

 

Wild garlic for moles!

 

Rooibos mulch is also another good one if you don't like the idea of using tobacco.

[Slowbee]

To add, if you doing veggie garden, two chickens will keep nunu's at bay. You also get two or three fresh eggs everyday

 

However, two ducks work best for snails and nunus - and they aint scared of dogs either.

 

Discuss with your neighbours, and put a cat flap (ducks are trainable) in your garden wall so they can feed in other peoples garden as well. It works wonders. If you don't have dogs, ducks are great warning systems and also protect their patch well!

[MTBer wannabee]

I need to get my A into G and start planting. I built one months ago and all i have to show for it is weeds.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Any advise on composting, we get worm compost from a local guy who harvest from worm farming.

Also use bounce back every 6 weeks or so.

Currently growing marrows, patty pans, onions(just harvested yesterday), tomatoes,spinach, and a multitude of herbs.

[Christopher Brunsdon]

Any advise on composting, we get worm compost from a local guy who harvest from worm farming.

Also use bounce back every 6 weeks or so.

Currently growing marrows, patty pans, onions(just harvested yesterday), tomatoes,spinach, and a multitude of herbs.

 

Can you not get some worms from him and add it to your soil mixture? I'm going to be switching over to a container system that requires me to use worms in each pot.

[Beesrib]

some pics

[Eddy Gordo]

Charcoal also works for snails.

 

I am gonna try the tobacco option. I have lots of worms at the moment, they are eating almost everything except for the chillies. So am gonna try the chilli water spray too thanks, guys.

 

I also have some watermelons and fennel growing, and one or 2 other herbs, there so much cant remember them all lol.

 

That aquaponic system is somthing similar to what I have but not quite.

 

I built a brick box agains my rear boundary wall. It is about 1/2 m deep x 25m x 1m. I line it with the black building Plastic(DPC) threw some big black stones in the bottom, filled in half way with compost an capped it with rich black sand.

 

Result is huge vegies and extremely strong chillies!! Also You have to love the taste of homegrown, it is so much nicer than shop bought!!

 

That is a 1L bottle

[Ed-Zulu]

Charcoal also works for snails.

 

I am gonna try the tobacco option. I have lots of worms at the moment, they are eating almost everything except for the chillies. So am gonna try the chilli water spray too thanks, guys.

 

I also have some watermelons and fennel growing, and one or 2 other herbs, there so much cant remember them all lol.

 

That aquaponic system is somthing similar to what I have but not quite.

 

I built a brick box agains my rear boundary wall. It is about 1/2 m deep x 25m x 1m. I line it with the black building Plastic(DPC) threw some big black stones in the bottom, filled in half way with compost an capped it with rich black sand.

 

Result is huge vegies and extremely strong chillies!! Also You have to love the taste of homegrown, it is so much nicer than shop bought!!

 

That is a 1L bottle

Eggplant is a sure winner to build 'growers-confidence' on...those are lovely eddy!

[Thorn199]

Was thinking of doing this on my roof top. We have a very large, concrete, flat roof that just absorbs heat in summer making the house unbearable so hoping for a double win - veggies and heat insulation.

 

Planning on using pallets to plant on. Just got to focus on full sun herbs & veggies.

[Christopher Brunsdon]

Charcoal also works for snails.

 

I am gonna try the tobacco option. I have lots of worms at the moment, they are eating almost everything except for the chillies. So am gonna try the chilli water spray too thanks, guys.

 

Yeah, whats up with them. They totally destroyed my spinach three weeks back in two days.

 

You have to love the taste of homegrown, it is so much nicer

 

Was talking about that this morning. I cannot eat store bought lettuce anymore. It has zero taste to me. Actually, I only knew lettuce to be this bland tasting green stuff. Never knew how delicious it is until I grew my own.

 

And lets not get started on carrots. My kids love them and nothing beats a fresh one.

[Ed-Zulu]

I've bought some weird tomato seed (black ones, giant red meaty ones), chili and other wacky stuff from a seller on BidorBuy called "Seeds for Africa"...he mails the purchase quick and always by registered mail...

[RichieT]

How about this way...

 

[Flippa]

I vote we sticky this thread. We can share ideas for green pesticides, suppliers, etc.

 

I have a 4mx5m veggie garden that more than supplements our kitchen. Cherry tomatoes, "normal" tomatoes, baby marrows the size of my forearm, brinjals, spinach, beans, peas, carrots, all end up in the kitchen. I have a standing arrangement with my parents to swop veggies with them (they also have a successful veggie garden).

 

I also have a monster compost pile that is out of control. If anybody wants compost, PM me, you are welcome to bring a bakkie or trailer and come fetch. Its made up of the garden cuttings and peelings from the kitchen.

[Ed-Zulu]

Yes, lets sticky this one!!!!!!!!!!