My Square-foot-ish Veg Patch!

[Hollie the Wollie]

In March, we decided to make a veg patch in our garden but taking up some patio slapbs, around 2x8 slabs in size.

We dug out... ok my Husband dug out, lots of the big stones and things, edged it with some old bricks we found behind the shed and filled it with nice new compost. Srpinkled the seeds..... Here's it's progress:

Day One:


April


By May, everything was shooting up so quickly. This is some difference from the start of May to end of May:

[Lesley Jay]

Wow Hollie!! Your veg plot looks really brilliant!! It will taste superb aswell.

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[DavidT]

All looking good Hollie.

[Hollie the Wollie]

Oh thanks... I was going to say guys... David and Lesley! Im really pleased with it and also surprised that it has been less work than expected!

We do need to sort out some more supports for the peas to climb up. I make a big boo-boo with the peas aswell and starting pinching off the flowers as I thought it would encourage growth - I now know not to do that with them, tee hee!

[Hollie the Wollie]

The Veg Patch Update!

I have no idea where all this growth has come from! Last night when I checked on the veggies before bed time I am sure, 100% that there were no pods on the peas... today loads of them! Im just SO excited!!! What do you all think...

The Patch itself:


The Beets:













Strawbs...

[ChoccyCarole]

THAT IS SPECTACULAR
Hollie the wollie
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[Kimby]

Wowsers! You're doing amazingly well. I want to post pics too but I'm on a smartphone so can't! My stuff has gone bonkers too - especially my broccoli which is bursting out of the raised beds.

Keep the pics coming!

[Peter Chapman]

Nice Holly!

Well done....in a small space its good to grow upwards!! Try using bean poles for peas and runner beans....in my small space I put them together...as long as there is sufficient depth for the roots to grow and spread that would be fine!

[Hollie the Wollie]

Thanks everyone! I am really pleased with the results, especially with my peas! There is nothing I like more than that "pop" sound pea pods make when you open them!

My Mum is ever so jealous, she loves peas too. She lives in the States so will miss the harvest. I wonder how the pods would bear up if I froze them whole?!

[Kimby]

My bet is that they'd go really squishy on defrosting

[Hollie the Wollie]

Yeah that's what I thought, but I could try just one and maybe freeze a handful of podded ones anyway

[Kimby]

If you've got loads then try one but I'd probably just de-pod them all and freeze the peas. Keep 'em fresh - am well jealous (maybe next year!)

[Hollie the Wollie]

I hope I have loads! I know we will have one less pod than we would have... my husband David decided that he would eat it whole and when I caught him at it he shouted out "Mange Tout"!

[Lesley Jay]

Hi Hollie, freeze the fresh, tasty peas that are surplus by blanching first in boiling water for one minute, then drain and immediately plunge into ice cold water containing ice cubes. Drain as much water off as possible, then freeze. With the pea pods make Pea Pod Wine!!!

Wine Making - Pea-Pod Wine Recipe, Making Your Own Wine, Low Cost Living

[Hollie the Wollie]

Originally Posted by Lesley Jay

Hi Hollie, freeze the fresh, tasty peas that are surplus by blanching first in boiling water for one minute, then drain and immediately plunge into ice cold water containing ice cubes. Drain as much water off as possible, then freeze. With the pea pods make Pea Pod Wine!!!

Wine Making - Pea-Pod Wine Recipe, Making Your Own Wine, Low Cost Living

Pea Pod Wine?!?! Wow! How do I do that?!

[Lesley Jay]

Well, here is the recipe Hollie:-

Wine Making - Pea-Pod Wine Recipe, Making Your Own Wine, Low Cost Living

It sounds good though making wine out of pea pods that are normally thrown away!

[DaisyFitz]

I am fully depressed. Your veg patch looks AMAZING!!! My carrots (in 30" by 18 " by 18" deep boxes, and thinned accordingly) are still tiny little seedlings! (am in Cumbria...??)
Well done, you're veg look fabulous!

[ginger]

*is also jealous*

I'm going for sugar-snap peas (instead of peas) again this year, but they're only just going again after the seedlings were accosted by birds

Once you spot one or two pods you 'get your eye in' and recognise quite how many there are!

Looking good!

[Hollie the Wollie]

Oh thanks so much for all your kind comments! I think we have been lucky or something, this is the first time we've tried to grow anything and although a few things died, most stuff seems to do well... especially when I know things like the carrots and peas were not planted according to their instructions!

Thanks again!!! I'm in Reading Daisy - and our soil down here is awful so I have had to use lots and lots of compost in my patch!

[tazzie]

Wow Hollie
Your veg patch look great and i love your name plaques too. i will do a deal with you, i will make your rasied bed if you make me some of your name plaques. lol!