tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post5313205311606869778..comments2023-09-30T22:07:52.362+10:00Comments on Coal Valley View: October GardenMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-74991854904050074542013-11-03T15:35:42.782+11:002013-11-03T15:35:42.782+11:00What a gorgeous garden Mel - love Cecil and The Ca...What a gorgeous garden Mel - love Cecil and The Captain! :) kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391452940138658603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-9116766331155158982013-10-25T22:33:40.107+11:002013-10-25T22:33:40.107+11:00Loved seeing your garden Mel! We've just plant...Loved seeing your garden Mel! We've just planted some strawberries in an old wheelbarrow and my three year old picked our first strawberries this morning. I have also just purchased some old apple crates and am planning on creating our first vegetable garden. I have no idea what I'm doing but I love the idea of growing organic fruit and veg for my girls! I hope your tomatoes survive!Andrea | no frills mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091094315433131953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-7013262367940972462013-10-14T10:57:11.247+11:002013-10-14T10:57:11.247+11:00Such a garden! I'm impressed with it.
I guess...Such a garden! I'm impressed with it. <br />I guessed the bird was some sort of wren because the tail sticks up, but otherwise he looks much like our chickadee, here https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1TSNO_enUS505US505&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=613&q=chickadee&oq=chickadee&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1255.3014.0.3863.9.7.0.2.2.0.90.539.7.7.0....0...1ac.1.28.img..0.9.543.JhbG0UMJUYg<br />Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-261871413140326592013-10-10T11:04:59.261+11:002013-10-10T11:04:59.261+11:00I really enjoyed your garden tour Mel. And I absol...I really enjoyed your garden tour Mel. And I absolutely LOVE your rooster....so pretty :-)<br /><br />Sarah xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424494318400885717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-44500943734925996872013-10-10T09:29:21.911+11:002013-10-10T09:29:21.911+11:00My goodness, I'm bowled over by how much space...My goodness, I'm bowled over by how much space you have to grow food! On the one hand it's wonderful to be able to potentially grow and harvest in such quantities but on the other hand, gosh, I bet it's a lot of work at times. It all sounds delicious and healthy. I love that kangaroos ate your rhubarb,,,actual kangaroos! :-) xxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-1948418288893781272013-10-09T13:42:34.738+11:002013-10-09T13:42:34.738+11:00What beautiful flowers! And I love Cecil! I've...What beautiful flowers! And I love Cecil! I've only just organised for a "Jim" to come in and blitz my backyard. I'm getting him to lower the grass level (aherm) from say, thigh height to ... not thigh height! He's also going to get rid of any dead bits and pieces and weeds, then I can see what I'm working with. I've got plans to sit down with mum and make some sketches of what I'd like to do (and what I can do - it'll be down to me, so everything needs to be very low maintenance). Then I just need some warm-ish weekends after that to see what I can get planted. I'm really looking forward to being able to grow my own fruit, veg and herbs (albeit on a much smaller scale than you guys)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085054284790032962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-76075517517753863432013-10-09T00:40:41.055+11:002013-10-09T00:40:41.055+11:00Wow.. What an amazing garden! Can you do a guest p...Wow.. What an amazing garden! Can you do a guest post for me?! ;) XxKatie: Grow.Cook.Sew.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01977957769627178106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-91158599568574661742013-10-08T20:28:45.238+11:002013-10-08T20:28:45.238+11:00oh i love nothing better than having a look at peo...oh i love nothing better than having a look at people's vegge gardens, in really life and on blogs. Your rooster is a fantastic looking creature! I have lots of seedlings on the go, inside, it was 24 degrees on sunday, but it's snowing right now! I'll plant out in about a month i think, but might have to transfer some to bigger pots. Putting in lots of edible flowers this year, plus sunflowers, chilli's and caraway none of which i've never grown before. quite excited!<br />Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387407423793099797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-69536879289751084992013-10-08T19:27:58.425+11:002013-10-08T19:27:58.425+11:00Hopefully they're hardy tomato plants and you ...Hopefully they're hardy tomato plants and you have a bumper harvest in a few months time.<br />Your duck is the cutest ever, such character. xZarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577592390723365734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-89706378626129003672013-10-08T18:30:39.356+11:002013-10-08T18:30:39.356+11:00Hello Mel!
It's a little strange to see wiste...Hello Mel!<br /><br />It's a little strange to see wisteria flourishing in your garden; I still have a strong vision of this sweet-smelling plant tumbling over every old stone wall in our village in May! Time passes so fast...<br /><br />Good for you! Your vegetable plot certainly seems FULL of potential! And that conversation with your husband? We've had similar ones so it made me chuckle!<br /><br />Stephaniemillefeuilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608950213999238191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-62968052334702775372013-10-08T15:04:05.113+11:002013-10-08T15:04:05.113+11:00Oh yum! Blueberries would be wonderful!!! xOh yum! Blueberries would be wonderful!!! xMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-45271374574959436112013-10-08T15:00:31.405+11:002013-10-08T15:00:31.405+11:00The beauty of the hedgerows is that they are maint...The beauty of the hedgerows is that they are maintenance free for the picker :-)Mel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-70787688407864441802013-10-08T14:59:08.858+11:002013-10-08T14:59:08.858+11:00Thanks Jennifer. There's not much to see at th...Thanks Jennifer. There's not much to see at the moment but that was the exact point of the Post - to track (hopefully) some progress on the Veggie front :-) xMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-38427620563856795642013-10-08T14:57:56.877+11:002013-10-08T14:57:56.877+11:00I love having the possums around too, just not in ...I love having the possums around too, just not in that fenced off square! xMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-4481237036678887822013-10-08T14:56:22.280+11:002013-10-08T14:56:22.280+11:00Hi Stella, So glad you popped in, being the avid g...Hi Stella, So glad you popped in, being the avid gardener that you are! I completely understand your obsession with Tomatoes - the holy grail home grown veggies :-) I think I will pop some covers over them. Your Herb garden sounds gorgeous. I little kitchen herb garden is another project on my ever-growing 'to do' list. Is Napolean St in W. Hobart named after the Pear Tree then? I would love to do a seed swap but more importantly, all the VERY best for the upcoming birth. You are in very good hands with 'our' Doctor :-) So exciting! Can't wait to hear your happy news when you get a chance to spread the news....Take Care! xxxMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-72004787788163100962013-10-08T14:10:44.056+11:002013-10-08T14:10:44.056+11:00Thanks Sarah. The Kids absolutely love the Veggie ...Thanks Sarah. The Kids absolutely love the Veggie Patch and I agree, it's important for them to get an idea of the effort involved in growing food in general :-)Mel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-59706874764889928572013-10-08T14:08:19.869+11:002013-10-08T14:08:19.869+11:00There is nothing worse than vegetables being eaten...There is nothing worse than vegetables being eaten by animals. It seriously took us months to get over the incident with the Kangaroos, especially because all the damage was done in just one night and there was literally nothing left. Yes, think I will put some covers on the Tomatoes. Have a wonderful time with your Son & family! xMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-10747954077913028942013-10-08T13:24:58.746+11:002013-10-08T13:24:58.746+11:00lots of lovely growing down your way Mel. My ambit...lots of lovely growing down your way Mel. My ambitious potted blueberry actually looks relatively happy this year. I'm hoping nothing eats them before they have a chance to ripen. (Most expensive blueberries on the planet after the love I've given them over a ridiculously large amount of time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-61763402038390632392013-10-08T10:34:44.156+11:002013-10-08T10:34:44.156+11:00It's all looking fabulous Mel ... and I did ch...It's all looking fabulous Mel ... and I did chortle over those tomatoes ... men really don't learn from experience do they!<br /><br />No veggie patch here but the hedgerows are yielding their annual abundance of good to eat things :)Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-64249678477795723482013-10-08T08:53:24.518+11:002013-10-08T08:53:24.518+11:00Wow, your garden is fantastic. You have so many di...Wow, your garden is fantastic. You have so many different things planted and such a nice, big space. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress through your growing season!Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-29734099044349427382013-10-08T07:58:09.847+11:002013-10-08T07:58:09.847+11:00Hi Stella, I haven't seen you in ages! I have ...Hi Stella, I haven't seen you in ages! I have been a super slack blogger but hope to post soon. I hope all goes really well with the birth of your baby x Sarah BSarah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869923063594203447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-61416138923071010292013-10-08T07:55:16.730+11:002013-10-08T07:55:16.730+11:00What a great garden! I have 3 small patches and so...What a great garden! I have 3 small patches and so far only have raspberries and broad beans growing. Tomatoes will go in soon and I normally also plant butter beans, carrots, beetroot, peas and potatoes. It's so great to eat from your own garden. As much as I adore the possums I hope they keep out so you can enjoy your veg :)Sarah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869923063594203447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-46392108839493784262013-10-08T07:42:07.335+11:002013-10-08T07:42:07.335+11:00I am jealous over the size of that veg garden! It ...I am jealous over the size of that veg garden! It looks fantastic. I've got 2 veg gardens, side by side but only about 3x4m each (we have limited space in our West Hobart garden). This year we've put in potatoes (Kipfler and Up To Date), salad stuff and tomatoes. I also dot mini marigolds throughout, not so much for decoration (although they do look good) but for pest control. Not sure if it works??<br /><br />Unfortunately I too have had to put my tomatoes in early this year because I'm due to have a baby very very soon, in fact being induced next week if baby does not come in the meantime. My sister gave me a hand putting them in - 25 plants with 20 varieties (my husband is a little black thumbed!). I am a little obsessed by tomatoes. If you want some different heirloom tomato seeds for next year let me know and I could pop some in the post - like I say, I'm a little obsessed with tomatoes. I'm a little worried about frost so I've put plastic plant protectors around each tomato (you know the plastic slip held into a tee pee by 3 stakes?). <br />I've also had to put my dahlias in early for the same reason - ah well, we have a warm and wet forecast for Spring in Hobart so fingers crossed. I'll also probably do corn towards Christmas as well as the usual other stuff - more salad, radishes, spring onions etc.<br /><br />We're also pretty big on herbs at our house and grow 10-20 different types. The only one I'm yet to do is basil which goes into cloche greenhouses later in the year. I've also put in espalier apples and cherries along fencelines as well as a few lemon trees & globe artichokes (green and purples varieties) as well as asparagus and we have 2 blueberry and raspberry patches plus around 30 pots of strawberries (Ichigo and Red Gauntlet). <br /><br />The centrepiece of our garden however is a massive 150 year old Napoleon pear tree, a survivor of the market gardens and orchards that used to cover West Hobart - just love this tree! It is covered in new leaves now but for 2-3 weeks a year is covered in white blossom.<br />We also suffer from possums here, even in the mid city. Damn things!!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03751841392460034024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-74258879637292200112013-10-08T04:38:50.486+11:002013-10-08T04:38:50.486+11:00It's lovely to see your productive spring gard...It's lovely to see your productive spring garden and the promise of things to come (hopefully without the unhelpful assistance of possums and kangaroos.) It's always wonderful to involve the children in the process too!<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-69528815607637490962013-10-08T01:16:47.474+11:002013-10-08T01:16:47.474+11:00My son and his wife and baby Lucy are here visitin...My son and his wife and baby Lucy are here visiting. As soon as he gets up I am going to have him read your post. He spent many long hours turning a patch of overgrown weeds at the back of the house they are renting into a lovely vegetable garden, and three times this past summer the deer have managed to get over the fence and into the garden, eating their way through his precious vegetables. At least he doesn't have to worry about kangaroos and possums! Your garden looks like it will be terrific, and hopefully it will feed your family and not the nearby wildlife. Oh - you could put little covers over the wee tomato plants every evening. It will trap the heat and keep them from being harmed by a frost.kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.com