This week we received the Diggers Club magazine, chock full of vegetable seeds. We’ve all been flicking through the magazine trying to decide which vegies we should put in our new vegie garden.
The kids think beetroot, cauliflower and broccoli would be good. I’d like to try pumpkins, cucumber, lettuce and beans. The Thinker wants corn, although I’m not sure we’ll have enough room for that. I think the wisest way forward will be to chose the vegies that we use most of and try the easiest to grow of those first.
The Thinker has started building our vegie garden this morning. We’re starting off with one patch about 2.5m x 1.5m. We’ve been reading about no dig gardening, which appeals a great deal to us 
There is great excitement in our backyard, as the kids potter around and imagine our magnificent harvests.
I’m feeling very enthusiastic too. Aside from the money we’ll hopefully save, I’m looking forward to wonderful, tasty vegies that haven’t been covered in who knows what chemicals. I only hope I maintain the momentum!
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I have found Pumpkins grow by themselves. We haven’t even planted them but must have dropped a seed or something once and have had about 20 pumpkins of that one plant. And the best thing is, we don’t do anything for our pumpkin vine, in fact I have slashed over parts of it a number of times and the vine just keeps going.
So if you want to make sure at least one of your plants is a success I suggest you put some pumpkin seeds down.
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I am a great fan of Diggers and no dig gardening. My best successes have been from beetroot ( which are supposed to be very hard to grow, go figure) and as mark says Pumpkins.
I didn’t even plant any pumpkins this year, but harvested from a vine that grew from a neighbours compost heap through my fence.
Diggers blue lake beans were really easy and tasty as well.
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Good luck with whatever you decide to plant. My yard is so small I’m limited mostly to flowers, though I do have lemon and lime trees in addition to some strawberry plants and a few herbs. I’d love to grow tomatoes!
Hugs and blessings,
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Ooh, seed catalogues. A very dangerous territory!!!
Will 2nd (or 3rd) the comments about pumpkins. Did you see my massive Jap on my gardening blog (http://lighteningsgarden.blogspot.com)?
We bought ourselves 3 fruit trees this week. Fingers crossed we can keep them alive.
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Mark – I have heard that about pumpkins
We’re going to try one at the back of our cubby so it doesn’t matter if it goes a bit rampant. I’m pretty sure it will get plenty of sun there.
Eve – Thanks for the suggestions. We’ve definately decided on beans and beetroot.
Storyteller – We’ve grown tomatoes in pots before, years ago. They worked quite well, especially the little cherry tomatoes. I’m jealous of your strawberries. I can’t keep them alive no matter what I do.
Lightening – What fruit trees did you buy? We have apples (3 types), nectarine, plum, peach, mandarine and grapefruit. All have given us excellent fruit, except the citrus (I think it’s too cold here). I did see your pumpkin. Actually, your posts about your pumpkin vine prompted me to think about putting ours behind the cubby