"let's start a veggie garden she cried........."

Here is the start of the veggie plot, about 2 weeks after planting the seedlings.

Raised bed in the foreground was planted with seedlings.

The 2 beds at the rear are for stages 2 and 3, to be planted with seeds.

The veggies got off to a good start even though the weather was still cold.
The bed is compact, and includes leeks, silver beet, beetroot, spinach, rocket,
spring onions, cauliflowers and tomato's at the back.

Here is a magpie eye view of stage 2, with peas growing well, climbing up the trellis.

Look carefully and you can see a row of carrots, barely an inch high.

Stage 3 has been planted with beans and they are looking fine.

Growing veggies is a satisfying and rewarding task, and is a nice way

to relax after a busy day at work.

Growing up in a market garden family it has all come back to me,

the soil preparation, the planting the care and maintenance.

It's much more relaxing doing this on a small scale.

Already we have reaped the benefits.

The rocket, which grew the quickest is a nice addition to the salads.

Yesterday for lunch I pulled a handfull of spring onions,

washed and trimmed them and ate them in a sandwich.

Pure bliss.

Nothing like picking your own produce fresh from the garden.