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Poll: Do you grow your own vegetables?

There are lots of keen gardeners in the Workshop community happy to share their experiences and advice. There have been some really useful discussions about growing your own food, and we've seen some fantastic harvests from community members.

As the weather starts to get warmer, it's a great chance to get into the garden and grow your own veggies.

Our latest poll asks whether you grow your own vegetables. Please participate in the poll on the front page. We'd also love to hear why you invest the time in your garden growing your own produce, or why you don't currently get your hands dirty.

Jason

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CathD

This is timely as I'm just getting the veggie bed ready for spring and summer. Hoping for a better crop of tomatoes than last year.

Isobel

This is a good tip for those about to plant some seeds...

MartyH

What is everyone planning to grow?

Andy_Mann

@Jason, our first dabble in home grown was with clothe Grow Bags, & it was very successful. They were single use, so we went for something more durable & got self watering plastic planter pots, & troughs from Bunnings, but they weren't as deep, or wide, so some veggies struggled. I'd refreshed the same potting mix with Worm Poo, so that may've been a factor, perhaps next time I'll use fresh vege potting soil.

Any advice from our gardening friends here would be very much appreciated. 😉

We're keen to have another crack at it, but the (11 month old) pup's still a digger (China bound), so we'll have to wait until he settles in. 😣

Looking forward to growing some Cherry Tomatoes, Coriander, Lettuces, Spinach, Asian Greens, Chillies, Capsicums, Spring Onions, Horse Radish, Garlic & plenty of herbs.

Jason

It's great to see so many members of the Workshop community growing their own veggies.

Over 70 per cent of community members said they grow their own produce in our poll.

Feel free to keep the discussion going by replying below. I'm particularly keen to see what you are all planting in the coming weeks as the weather warms.

Jason

darylhewston

Oooohhhhh yeahhhh. It's taken about 4-5 years but Deb has now got the rotation down and there is nothing like home grown produce. The flavour is second to none and you can't get anything like it from the local shops.

Cheers'n'beers

Daryl

sigong

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/1820#Comment_1820

I have already put in lettuce , cucumber , snow peas and tomatoes all hydroponic and they are booming there is some tomatoes and lettuce in the ground with the spuds but none of them are growing as fast as the hydroponic ones the speed they grow is amazing It was cheep to set up and easy to maintain i would say a little more work than just watering the ground but worth it for the results besides i like doing it .If anybody out there wants to know more on setting up or maintaining hydroponics just ask i am happy to share what i have learned . Steve

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/63247#Comment_63247

Great work Steve (@sigong). Feel free to share some photos of your patch, especially when your near to harvest time.

It would be great if you could start a new discussion on the gardening board and share some of what you have learned about hydroponics. This is a good example from @Dale about a similar topic - https://www.workshop.com.au/t5/Gardening/Experimenting-with-Aquaponics/m-p/2909

Let me also extend a very warm welcome to Workshop. It's great to have you as part of the community. I hope you find plenty of great ideas, inspiration and information on the site. We're also looking forward to seeing what you have to share.

Jason

Rhonda

Absolutely! There is nothing as satisfying as harvesting your own fresh veggies, herbs and fruit, grown sustainably and cleanly to provide your daily meals. 🙂

Annette

We started a vegie patch 3 years ago from scratch in our small patch of suburbia in Canberra. We made a few rookie mistakes in the first year but still had enough success to encourage us to continue growing our own vegies. With the help of watching YouTube videos on all aspects of vegetable gardening we have increased our yield and are now having a very high success rate. We now have 4 raised garden beds in which we grow tomatoes, capsicum, paprika, chilli, cucumbers, zucchini, rhubarb, celery, onions, garlic, lettuce, spring onions, snow peas, corn, peas, beans, carrots and much more. We grow everything from seed and save seed where we can. We also grow herbs in containers and have 2 worm farms and 3 compost tumblers. We also have dwarf lemon, lime, orange, cumquat and lemonade trees from which we have harvested a modest amount of fruit. This year should be even better as the fruit trees are absolutely loaded with buds. We have just purchased a blueberry plant and can't wait to see how it goes. The first year we started off with 20 starwberry plants, and last year we had about 170 strawberry plants from which we got a total of approx 35 kilos of strawberries over the whole season. We were able to start new plants from the runners and we now have about 250 strawberry plants all of which are currently flowering. What we don't eat fresh, we freeze or dehydrate and from the excess strawberries I make smoothies, fruit-roll-ups, strawberry syrup, and many different desserts.

As far as vegetables go, we are nearly self sufficient and buy very few vegies from the shops. We also have enough to share with friends and family.

Herb garden Dwarf Citrus Trees Tomatoes Snow Peas, Garlic & Potato Bags

Strawberries

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/2181#Comment_2181

Fantastic work @Annette. Many thanks for sharing. I'm sure what you have achieved in only a few years will inspire many other Workshop members.

Looking forward to seeing you share your knowledge and experience with others. Thanks again for joining us.

Jason

Helen

Sure do, always grown some, pumpkins, strawberries, peas, beans etc. Salad veg easy to grow, pick as required. Be lost without veg garden! Grass & weeds growing fast this year haven't caught up yet & today more rain!!!

Oldfart

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/2004#Comment_2004

WE grow our own vegetables where it's worthwhile doing, such as Roma tomatoes, zucchini, beans, sugar snap peas, cucumber etc. Don't bother if it is cheaper to buy from the supermarket than grow.

Greta

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/2004#Comment_2004

Yes! I'm 72, disabled and am still growing my own veggies. Have been since I was 30. I love the fact that the veggies I juice are organic and not filled with pesticides.

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/63375#Comment_63375

Thanks for joining in the conversation @Greta. And many thanks for joining the Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you with us. I'm looking forward to hearing more about your garden and your other projects. It sounds like you have loads of experience you can share.

Jason

Sharm

Hi Jason,

I newly moved to Wollongong and as I am jobless, I wanted to fill my time at home. So after I went through the workshop updates, it encourages me to start my own vegetables corner. I prepared a corner in my house that I rent, and did the vegetable seedlings on 2/2/2020 . Hope it grows well. Since I am a beginner and very new to this. Hope I will get a lot more guidance from this workshop.

Thanks to all who made my mind to try something new. I believe that time and energy spent on soil is not a waste.

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/7560#Comment_7560

Good for you @Sharm. Great to hear that you have been informed and inspired by the amazing community we have here at Workshop.

What have you planted so far?

Feel free to post anytime you need some more tips or assistance.

We are looking forward to seeing how your garden grows!

Welcome to the Workshop community,

Jason

Helen

Yes, but battling the weeds as time is something I don't have at present, I look after two homes. But I love getting into my garden often surprised with a pumpkin popping up or rainbow beet etc all self sown!

Sharm

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/65934#Comment_65934

Thanks for the encouragement Jason. I have planted cherry tomatoes, beans, water spinach, eggplant and chilli. My kids and I always water it and waiting anxiously to see the first sign of the seeds.

Hope all turns out well.

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