My vegetables are looking good

@JudyEv (340635)
Rockingham, Australia
June 14, 2020 7:36pm CST
It’s winter here in Western Australia and I planted a few vegetable seedlings when the pandemic first started taking over the place. Everyone else in our area must have had the same idea as it was several weeks before we managed to be at the hardware store on the day the seedlings arrived from the supplier. My seedlings are doing well although the cabbage and broccoli are taking longer to get going and insects have eaten holes in a few of the leaves. The lettuce seedlings are doing well and I can now pick off enough leaves for me to eat. The parsley also looks quite lush and healthy. We are expecting friends later today. Vince’s brother and his wife are coming from Perth and another friend as well. Fun times ahead.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jun 20
I like the title. I miss planting vegetables and it is fortunate that there are vegetable gardens nearby.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 20
It is nice to know where your food is coming from.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jun 20
@JudyEv the vegetables in your own garden always taste good.
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@rebelann (112900)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
I remember when I used to want to plant veggies and such but never had the time due to my work hours, now I find my get up and go exited stage left ..... damn that tiger.
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@rebelann (112900)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Jun 20
It really is @JudyEv but I won't let it bother me, at least I can buy what I need.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Such a shame when we have the time but no longer the inclination.
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@LadyDuck (471717)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 20
Your vegetables look great. My tomatoes and peppers are growing well, but there are insect that eat holes in some of my leaves here too. I wonder which are those insects, I cannot spray the plants with chemicals.
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@LadyDuck (471717)
• Switzerland
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv I tried, but it did not work, the hot sauce burned some leaves.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Maybe you could make an organic spray. Or trying companion planting.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Elusive Butterfly suggested mixing garlic and hot sauce to keep the bugs away.
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@moffittjc (121621)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
Isn't it nice when you can harvest your own fruits or vegetables to eat. I don't know about you, but it always makes me feel better when I can grow and harvest my own food.
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@moffittjc (121621)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jun 20
@JudyEv It's also nice to know the food is safe and free from pesticides, insecticides and fungicides (assuming you don't use all that stuff when growing). Backyard gardens are the ultimate in organic food!
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 20
It probably satisfies some ancient survival instinct to grow your own food. Certainly, it's a good feeling.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Jun 20
Your veggies look good. It's so much fun picking lettuce and using it in salads and sandwiches. Enjoy your friends!
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 20
'Enjoy your friends' sounds a bit like I'm going to eat them - but I know what you mean. Thanks. We get on well with all three so it will be a relaxed time.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
16 Jun 20
I see many lettuce. And the small ones are tomato seedlings, arent they?
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Yes, they are tomato seedlings. I have cabbage and broccoli in another bed.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
@nawala123 I do too and I like broccoli as well.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv cabbage? i like it
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• United States
15 Jun 20
Lovely little garden. You may like to try a concoction of garlic and hot sauce in a water bottle. Spray your plants with it to keep the nasty bugs from eating your plants. I have a few plants in pots and some in the ground. Hoping the groundhog doesn't eat them. Planted beans in 2 window boxes, tomatoes, acorn squash, zucchini, yellow squash, and lettuce. I have to add more seed to the lettuce box though. Getting very little of it. With the lack of rain, and now lack of sun, my little garden looks a little pathetic. Hoping that it takes of soon.
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• United States
18 Jun 20
@JudyEv I am trying to water the beds more often. The heat and lack of rain is really taking a toll on the plants.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jun 20
@ElusiveButterfly Have you tried to mulch them with straw or dried grass to try to stop the moisture escaping?
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
You have planted a good selection. Thanks for the tip about the spray too.
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@much2say (55672)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jun 20
I forget that it's winter there! Oh what a colorful leafy garden you have here ! We did the kitchen scrap thing in jars here when the pandemic started . . . they've graduated from water to soil now! Enjoy your harvest!
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@much2say (55672)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv Yah, and often the rest is harder .
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
It's amazing sometimes how easy it is to start a plant off.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
15 Jun 20
Those are good looking plants. At least you have those supplies now.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
@JudyEv That's must be hard work!
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
I have cabbage and broccoli in a bigger raised bed and they are doing quite well too.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jun 20
@cherriefic It isn't really hard. You just plant the seedlings and watch them grow. From time to time, I pull out the weeds from around them.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
16 Jun 20
Wow, those look great! Enjoy your company :-)
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
It's nice to be able to get out and about a bit now.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jun 20
@FayeHazel I neant out and about now the pandemic seems under control. Yes, it's autumn here but our winters are mild so I'm hoping for some produce from the garden.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
18 Jun 20
@JudyEv Oh yes indeed. Oh wait a sec. This is what.. fall for you? Do you have 2 growing seasons?
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
16 Jun 20
Enjoy the coming visitors! So glad your garden is doing fine.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Thanks. It was lovely to catch up with our family members.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
18 Jun 20
@JudyEv After all the isolation it'll be fun to have guests.
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@arunima25 (87820)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jun 20
Have a great time with your visitors. Your veggies definitely look good. I ordered and got some organic seeds online. I will soon be back to growing veggies that stopped as I was out of seeds in lockdown. First I have to exercise my muscles and clean those post of weeds that have grown during this period.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
It doesn't take long for the weeds to take over.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
@arunima25 It can be enjoyable to work together for a few hours.
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@arunima25 (87820)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv Yes. I have asked my husband to keep the coming weekend free to help me in garden. Its too overwhelming now to do it alone.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jun 20
It looks nice. I plan to plant some herbs
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
It's very satisfying to be able to pick fresh herbs.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv I know the feeling
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@Vicky32 (106)
15 Jun 20
yes it's a great idea, I myself planted some mint for my tea *-* I love natural chimical-free plants
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Mint usually grows very well although sometimes it starts to take over a garden.
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@Vicky32 (106)
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv i don't mind as it leaves such a great scent *-* plus my garden is sort of vast .
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@youless (112514)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Jun 20
Yeah! Your vegetables grow so well! My parents complian that their vegetables are mainly eaten by the worms
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
I did have to spray the cabbages.
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@just4him (317122)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 20
Your veggies are looking good. Have fun with your friends and family.
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@just4him (317122)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv I'm sure it was and just to see people and talk to them too with the isolation everyone has been in for so long.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
Our visitors have gone again now but it was lovely to catch up with them all.
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@Deepizzaguy (103279)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jun 20
Thank you for sharing this good news story. We in America are getting close to summer.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 20
It still seems strange that we are at opposites.
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@Deepizzaguy (103279)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jun 20
@JudyEv I know what you mean.
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• Agra, India
15 Jun 20
Wow ..they definitely look so good and exciting
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 20
They have done well in those troughs.
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• Agra, India
20 Jun 20
@JudyEv good
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@holdoors (2517)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 20
Nice, nothing like having meal made with homegrown ingredients.. Must be satisfying indeed.
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 20
I guess it satisfies some ancient instinct when you can gather your own food.
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@holdoors (2517)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 20
@JudyEv Yes indeed !
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
15 Jun 20
so your growing parsley, you are two short of a song! you should plant some sage and Thyme!
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@JudyEv (340635)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 20
So true. We have parsley and rosemary - two down, two to go.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 Jun 20
@JudyEv and one wandering minstrel away from a happy song!
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