Vege update - yep another one

So it looks like I've lost all my cucumbers to something - probably slugs/snails though how they can crawl across pea straw is beyond me.

The extra pea seeds I put in are starting to grow.  As are some of the extra carrots.  The first lot of carrots are really slow in doing anything - maybe they need more vigilant watering and fertiliser.

The 2 zucchini are looking good - see---

As are the pumpkins...

The Everlasting Daisies are doing well too.  So are the self sown pea seeds.

This strawberry plant is now 3 years old - it has the tiniest of fruit on it already and could do with a good feed.

Now for some other flowers in my front yard.

And the Expert says......

That it is a common problem with pea straw and that they should be fine to let grow if I wish.  She said they are usually not as nice to eat as any others I would plant, but that she usually leaves them.

So I have decided to let those not coming up next to the seed I have planted be - for the time being.  Some I have pulled out if there were lots together.  Maybe they will have some nice flowers......

The peas I have planted are doing quite well - most anyway.  One got attacked by slugs - so it's out with the snail/slug trap for me.  I have planted 2 more seeds in the same pots to cover those that didn't germinate and the 1 lost to the slug.

The seeds I put into the peat pellets have all germinated except for the tomato ones.  In a few weeks when they get their true leaves they will go in the vege beds.  If the tomatoes don't come up, I may try direct sowing them in their pot.

Another Vege Garden Update

Just come inside from checking the vege garden beds.  Boy are those peas that I didn't plant doing well!  There must be 20 of them.  I will have to think hard on if I wish to keep them all and if I am going to put in some sort of climbing frame for them.  There are a couple that are quite near my cucumber and pumpkins.  I wonder if they will help each other grow or just create a mess.  Must ask the experts.

vege garden update

We've had a fair bit of rain lately - those seedlings I planted out have survived it all.  The seeds keep sprouting.

So far I have 3 pumpkins, 3 zucchini, 2 cucumbers and it looks like 2 tomatoes as well.  I think that's what they are - will have to wait a bit to see if I'm correct.

Today I put in extra pumpkin, zucchini and cucumbers - hopefully they will do well also.  I also put more tomato, capsicum and broccoli seed into jiffy pellets and some more carrot seed into the same pot as before and 3 other pots.

I have noticed that there is a lot of grass coming up in the new beds - did not even think about that!  I think it is from the straw - could be the lucerne on the bottom.  It even looks like I have quite a few peas coming up too - from the straw - it is pea straw after all.  I have left these to grow - hopefully they won't do the other plants any damage or be much competition.  The grass I am pulling out each time I check up on the beds.

I noticed the small strawberry plant has had 2 more leaves - yay.  And my poor dutch iris that is pot bound has a flower on it.  It must like the fact it has water!!

Some more of out gardens flowers - the white ones are convulvulus, the yellow are fressia's.