Pumpkins, Yes they are Pumpkin Delicata Mini Sweet. I had to check my Diggers order to see just exactly what they were, Aren't they cute! I don't think they grow much bigger, I was looking for a compact vine, and that it is, and just loaded with these sweet little pumpkins.
A Rockmelon, another compact vine this one is a Rockmelon Minnesota Midget. Looking forward to these ripening...
The last of my Beans, pods too old to be eaten now, I'm planning on drying these, some for winter casseroles and some for replanting next spring.
Not a vine, but oh so Pretty, Garlic flowers next to my bean vine... And can you see the height of that corn in the background
My first season ever growing corn, and I'm extremely pleased with how they are going...
Any tips on when to harvest Corn?
Capsicums, Capsicums
and more capsicums...
Cucumbers The description 'Double Yield' and growing like mad
Too quickly actually
I can't eat them quick enough, and they mature overnight, It's nice to have extras to give away to visiting family and friends.
Tomatoes
Many Varieties
Ready to ripen
Pick and Eat
And a Choko vine, running madly alongside the childrens sandpit...
Pretty in flower
and bearing the first Choko of the season...
Very nice! Everything looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYour vegies look great.
ReplyDeleteAs to harvesting corn, its ready when the stringy bits at the top of each cob brown and dry. And its best eaten straight after picking, and its so sweet you can even eat it raw.
You could try pickling some of your cucumber crop too.
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And, if you're not sure, peeling a little of the husk back to see won't hurt the corn when it's that close to ready.
ReplyDeleteOh wow!Your garden looks amazing! How wonderful to have grown all of that lovely produce and to be able to share it too :)
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks fantastic! We don't have much luck with melons, well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics...it's all looking so lush and healthy! Well done on your first corn crop, wish mine grew that high...any secrets of success to share?
ReplyDeleteThose pumpkins look very unique...will be interested to hear how they taste.
Enjoy!Jodex
Your garden is spectaculous! Whatever you're using is doing the trick. I would like a tomato tutorial please!!!
ReplyDeleteKaren your garden is so impressive! It is also inspiring for the likes of moi who has finally put a small garden in. If I get a quarter of the yield that you have I will be mighty proud :)
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P.S. What is the area of your garden?
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks wonderful Karen. You should be proud.
ReplyDeletekaren, I am just a tinsy bit jealous of all the produce you are producing. The only answer is to go back outside right now and talk to my plants. I think you must be about a month ahead of me seasonally though,so I won't feel too bad yet. Your garden looks just gorgeous , there is nothing more inspiring to a gardener than looking at someone elses' vege patch!!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see what others have in their gardens, I need to make some cucumber pickles or something very soon, to use up my excess, and I really want a choko vine too!!!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks fantastic, that corn looks almost ready to go you lucky ducks. And a choko vine too, the possums at the last one, must try again. melx
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so healthy and yummy. You must have some great soil in your raised beds. The plants obviously love it.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so fabulous! We have grown delicata squash for a few years now, a lovely flavour and stores really well through Winter. So many capsicums, cucumbers and tomatoes already!! Jealous! We dried beans from last years rattlesnake beans... must finish them off soon.
ReplyDeleteI can't quite believe myself just how well the garden is producing, I love to be out there playing amongst it all, and then to be able to serve it all up on the dinner table is something else again. I did start with a good load of organic soil and have regularly fertilised with sheep and chook manure and an occasional sprinkle of organic fertiliser I use around the fruit trees. I'll let you know the brand next time we get some. I am presuming that our warm Queensland weather is playing a huge part in the whole process and of course, WATER, WATER WATER...
ReplyDeleteOooooh! So many varieties of tomatoes! I love that pumpkin! I'd love to know if it tastes good! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks so lush and bountiful. Its a credit to you! What do you use to deter fly from your tomatoes?
ReplyDeleteLisa, I have been lucky I do not get any fly on my tomatoes...I have found a few caterpillars recently though... I try to find them and pick them off as often as possible.
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