Vegetable gardens at home.

[Christopher Brunsdon]

With the new Cape Town water restrictions about to kick in (hard), I've decided to try square foot gardening again this year and incorporate greywater. I'm moving my washing machine to be nearby to my gardening patch and will see what grows.

 

These restrictions where rather unexpected else I would have bought a large JoJo tank earlier this year.

[P.A.K.]

Gentlemen,

 

I want to set up irrigation for my raised beds.

 

I have 4 raised beds with 8 squares in each. I'm thinking of running a thick pipe in the middle of the bed, with 8 drippers going out of it. Something like in the image.

 

Do you reckon it will be effective? What would I need to build something like this?

 

 

[P.A.K.]

Cleaned up my veggie area and planted new stuff on sat afternoon.

 

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How are these coming along?

[fanievb]

 

Gentlemen,

 

I want to set up irrigation for my raised beds.

 

I have 4 raised beds with 8 squares in each. I'm thinking of running a thick pipe in the middle of the bed, with 8 drippers going out of it. Something like in the image.

 

Do you reckon it will be effective? What would I need to build something like this?

 

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http://livingseeds.co.za/drip-irrigation-kit-30-sqm.html?tag=Garden 

[Eddy Gordo]

How are these coming along?

Slowly, will take some pics this eve.

I think I may have over fertilised.

Also lost 4 watermelon plants to snail or slugs or something. So I have thrown pellets, but still need to spray the area as well.

[NotSoBigBen]

My son started a small vegetable garden a while ago and they had their first meal using stuff from it last night ... spinach and strawberrys with cream!

 

Pretty proud of himself

[Eddy Gordo]

Cleaned up my veggie area and planted new stuff on sat afternoon.

 

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hmmm, looking at that and what I have a month later.

 

 

[Eddy Gordo]

Heinz tomatoes sticking out top right

6 korean passion chilli trees

Peas against the mesh

Paprika against the stick

 

 

Baby mielies

some more chillies on the right

butternut or squash( i have both)

Tree cable tied to the stick is blackberries

 

 

[Eddy Gordo]

Cant wait for the hannepoot

and the mint is awesome.

 

 

 

I also have some strawberries, parsely, aubergine, coriander and granadilla, thyme, oregano, muidebos

 

 

Edited October 26, 2016 by Eddy Gordo

[_David_]

I went out to check my plants and found green worms eating my tomatoes. How can I get rid of these guys naturally I don't like pesticides.

 

[fanievb]

I went out to check my plants and found green worms eating my tomatoes. How can I get rid of these guys naturally I don't like pesticides.

 

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Bioneem

 

or just google organic pesticides for recipes 

 

 

[alleyne]

Hi All

 

Looking to buy a decent sized lime tree (between 1-2 meters in size). Located in the Southern Suburbs, any suggestions of where to go or order one from?

[Eddy Gordo]

Hi All

 

Looking to buy a decent sized lime tree (between 1-2 meters in size). Located in the Southern Suburbs, any suggestions of where to go or order one from?

Check Starke Ayres in Mowbray. They have plenty fruit trees in stock. Otherwise ask if they can order

[alleyne]

I did check them out, didn't think about asking them to order though, thanks! 

[Pieter1]

So living in a flat here in Kuwait has made gardening interesting. Just have my stapels going, garlic and the trusty Carolina reaper. Oh and some date palms.

[fanievb]

harvested some sweet potatoes yesterday

total harvest was 8kg from a raised bed (1.5m²) 

 

this is (was) the biggest of the lot