Attack of the pests

Sadly I have lost half of my broccoli crop to Aphids. The little B's have eaten away at the heads of the broccoli before they could emerge. Either that or one of the punnets I planted, was a dud. Evidence would suggest it is the former.
Also, I have noted the leaves had holes suggesting a Caterpillar is at large..tried to find the little squirmer...to no avail.

In my research to identify the culprits I found some information that again could be a "der statement" for some, but if you lop of the veggie head and leave the plant you can effectively grow more veggie heads. This I will try rather than ripping out the plant after just the one offering.

The broad beans are producing many beautiful flowers - not quite sure when I'll start to see the beans..
The stark black against the white on the flowers is rather a pretty sight.

Yesterday I picked what I would consider our biggest harvest thus far, it constituted a meal:

• sweet juicy carrots
• tender spinach
• intense broccoli
• crunchy lettuce
• snappy peas

The cauliflower whilst unusual in appearance (not tight florets like the others in the crop) turned out to contain aphids which just couldn't be budged.

I purchased chilli, tomatoes and eggplant yesterday and I'll be placing them in the garden over the next week.

on guard
Tania

Time flies...

It has been a hectic last few weeks since my last post.
The patch continues to flourish. We have had several meals with fresh lettuce, lots of herbs and the odd sweet pea. Oh.. how the yummy the corriander has been, sadly some is starting to go to seed.

The orange tree continues to drop oranges - they are almost sweet enough to eat instead of just juicing. The possums also continue to enjoy the low hanging fruit...

My strawberry plants, avocado, blueberry and asparagus have arrived and are all in the garden -mostly in the front. The chances of the asparagus seedlings surviving ... are ...well who knows what mother nature will dish out.

The broccoli and cauliflower are showing signs of their heads and looking delicious.

Lastly, the broad beans have stood tall and are now showing flowers - can't wait for the spring bean salads.
gotta go.
Tania.