Onions into the Patch

The red and regular (brown?) onions were moved into the patch. The density there is now quite high as it includes onions from last year from earlier in the season and from now.

Last year's onions keep trying to flower, but they're getting nipped in the bud. With luck this will encourage them to grow onions rather than flowers.

Tiny Asparagus

The Asparagus have hatched. They are varying in length from 1mm to 1cm. They are impossible to photograph, however, because they are so thin they can only just be seen. They are also nearly the colour of the soil!

Tomato and Cucumber

Tomatoes. See... Tomato plants doing their thing. These are located in the corridore at the top of the stairs. There are similar plants in the green-room, and three similar pots in a summy coridore at work.

Cucumbers. Cucumber sandwiches in the making. So it might take a few more days before they're ready to harvest, but you've got to start somewhere.

Kaye's Great Grandmother's Strawberries

Kaye very kidly donated 2 strawberry plants. The are from plants that she took from her great grandmother's garden. That would make them heirlooms, perhaps even from 100 years ago. They will apparently produce little red berries, they should go well with the little white ones already in the patch.

One went into the front patch. The other went into potting mix in the green room. With luck they'll do well and it'll be possible to multiply out the plants.

Carrots Seeds Are In.

Finally got around to planting the carrot seeds into the patch. There were a few Manchester Table seeds left over from another project to which were mixed Paris Market, Lubyana, White Belgian, and Purple Dragon. These were then scattered quite densely over one corner of the patch. Within an hour it had started to rain.

The remaining nutri-read carrot seeds were not planted - they aren't that good and don't grow that well. This is not only my experience but the experience of another vege grower in Dunedin.