Main Vegetable Garden 2011

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Wicking Beds:Bed 1:

Potatoes - Nicola and Brownell - Planted 19/07/11;

Bed 2:
Squash - Acorn Table Queen - Seeds sown 29/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 10/11/11 ;
Companions: Dill, Borage, Nasturtiums, Calendula, Marigold

Bed 3:
Tomatoes - Big Rainbow and Pineapple - Seeds sown 10/07/11 - Seedlings planted out 3/10/11;
Lettuce - Gloria - Seeds planted 2/07/11 - Seedlings planted 13/10/11;
Companions: Basil, Borage, Coriander, Parsley, seeding Celery

Bed 4:
Rockmelon - Hearts of Gold - Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 1/11/11;
Peanut - Virginia - Planted 1/11/11;
Companions: Borage, Nasturtiums, Calendula, Coriander, Marigold, Dill

Bed 5:
Zucchini - Rondo De Nice - Seeds sown 29/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 3/10/11
Companions: Borage, Nasturtiums , Calendula, Coriander, Marigold

Bed 6:
Melon - Tigger in cage - Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 30/10/11,
Leeks - Bulgarian Giant - Seeds sown 2/07/11 - Seedlings planted out 3/10/11
Companions: Nasturtiums, Borage, Calendula, Coriander, Dill with Sunflowers around edge

Bed 7:
Gourds - Large Mixed - Seeds sown 11/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 10/11/11
Beans - Tongues of Fire - Seeds sown 29/09/11 - Seedlings planted out 30/10/11
Companions: Borage, Nasturtiums, Calendula, Coriander

Bed 8:
Gourds - Spinning Top - Seeds sown 29/08/11 - Seedling planted out 19/11/11;
Luffa - Seeds sown 11/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 19/11/11
Cucumber - Bushy - Seed sown 29/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 19/11/11;
Companions: Borage, Nasturtiums, Marigold, Calendula, Coriander, Dill

Bed 9:
Runner Beans - Sunset Runner on obelisk - Seeds Sown 10/07/11 - Seedlings planted out 3/10/11

Bed 10:
Melon - Early Hanover - Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings planted 30/10/11;
Beans Bush - Gourmet Delight - Seeds sown 29/09/11 - Seedlings planted out 30/10/11;
Companions: Borage, Nasturtiums, Calendula, Coriander, Dill

Other beds/areas:
Tank d:
Strawberries Fragaria x ananassa - Torrey, Strawberry Guava

Tank e:
Catmint Nepeta mussinii
Fleabane/Seaside Daisy Erigeron karvinskianus
Jostaberry Ribes nidigrolaria
Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Strawberries Fragaria x ananassa - Chandler

Tank f:
Arnica Arnica chamissonis subsp. foliosa - Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 1/10/11;
Lovage Levisticum officinale - Planted out 1/10/11;
Mexican Hyssop Agastache mexicana - Seeds sown 4/08/11 - Seedlings planted out 1/10/11;
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea - Planted out 11/10/11;
Strawberries Pink Flowered Fragaria ananassa - Planted out 1/10/11;

Perennial Bed: continues to Eastern side of Propagation Area
African Daisy Arctotis arctotis x hybrida
Almond Seedling Prunus amygdalus var. dulcus Planted 1997
Apricot Seedling Prunus armeniaca Self sown
Asparagus Purple Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Baby Sunrose Aptenia cordifolia
Cat Thyme Teucrium marum
False Mallow Anisodontea capensis
Golden Daisy Bush Euryops pectinatus
Golden Marjoram Origanum onites 'aureum'
Grape Black Sultana Vitus vinifera
Jostaberry Ribes nidigrolaria
Lambs Ears Stachys byzantina
Lavender Lavandula officinalis
Lemon Meyer Citrus limon Planted 2006
Lemon Verbena Lippia citriodora
New Zealand Spinach Tetragonia tetragonioides
Orange Seedless Valencia Citrus sinensis Planted 2006
Oregano Origanum vulgare
Peach seedling Prunus persica Self sown
Periwinkle Variegated Vinca major 'Maculata'
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Mint Mentha sp
Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum
Rue Ruta graveolens
Salvia Blue Salvia sp
Seaside/Mexican Daisy Erigeron karvinskianus
Strawberry Guava Psidium littorale var. longipes Planted 2006
White Marguerite Daisy Argyranthemum frutescens

Edge Bed Planting:
Apricot Trevatt Prunus armeniaca Planted 1994
Cherry Stella Prunus avium Planted 1996
Plum Mariposa Prunus salicina Planted 1994
Quandong Santalum acuminatum Planted 1997
A collection of herbs and flowering plants for beneficial insect attraction:
Acacias various local species
Alyssum Lobularia maritima
Anise Hyssop Agastache foeniculum
African Daisy Arctotis arctotis x hybrida
Baby Sunrose Aptenia cordifolia
Catnip Nepeta cataria
Clover Trifolium sp
Correa pulchella
Cosmos
Dandelions Taraxacum officinale
Dianella revoluta
Dusty Miller Centaurea gymnocarpa
Elderberries Sambucas nigra
English Marigold Calendula officinalis
Evening Primrose Pink Oenothera speciosa
Figs Ficus carica Cuttings from Garden Club Planted 1998
Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana Planted 2010
Garlic Chives Allium tuberosum
Golden Marjoram Origanum onites 'aureum'
Lambs Ears Stachys byzantina syn. S. lanata
Lomandra Lomandra longifolia
Lucerne Medicago sativa
Nasturtiums Tropaeolum majus
Oregano Origanum vulgare
Parsley self seeded Petroselinum crispum
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Pigface Mesembryanthemum mixed
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Roman Wormwood Artemisia pontica
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Russian Garlic Allium ampeloprasum
Sage Clary Salvia sclarea
Salvia Blue Salvia sp
Seaside/Mexican Daisy Erigeron karvinskianus
Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Sunflowers Perennial Helianthus maximilianii
Sunflowers Annual Helianthus annus
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Wormwood Tree/Silky Artemisia arborescens
Wormwood Common Artemisia absinthium
Wallflowers Erysimum cheiri syn Cheiranthus cheirii
Warrigal Greens Tetragonia teragonioides
Yarrow yellow, pink, white Achillea millefolium

Shaded Water Garden:
Brahmi Bacopa monnieri
Duck Potatoes Sagittaria sagittifolia
Lebanese Cress Aethionema coridifolium
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale
Waterchestnuts Eleocharis dulcis

Australian Bushfood Area:
Bramble Wattle Acacia victoriae
Midyim Berry Austromyrtus dulcis
Muntries Kunzea pomifera
Native Lemongrass Cymbopogon ambiguus
Native Pigface Carpobrotus glaucescens

CB Compost Bed:
Plants to add to the compost piles:
Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus
Queensland Arrowroot Canna edulis syn C.esculenta C. achiras C. rubricaulis
Valerian Valerian officinalis
Yarrow Yellow Achillea millefolium

Overall map of block:
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Key guide to what's what!
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