Sowing the seeds.
September 13, 2009
Just like the guys who constructed Roofliss, Bryan’s Garden, located in the heart of Blenheim, was established to fill the void small town life often creates.
Do I know anything about gardening..? Absolutely not, but horticultural exploits do run in the family. My Uncle Graeme, A.K.A Captain Cacti, cultivates an array of exotic plants out of the Glenduan, Nelson, my dad Derek grew cherries and garlic on the plains here in Marlborough and my grandad Brian is a weapon with trowel in hand at his home in Motueka.
Bryan’s Garden is intended to be a forum for gardeners, young and old, to share the trials and tribulations of home grown produce.
There’ll be weekly updates of my own small 2m x 3m patch of gold, which has been underway now for about a month.
It currently contains: broccoli, cabbage, parsnip, potatoes and onions, but as the seasons change and the sun and warmer temperatures become more prevalent, additional plant species will be added.
Any questions readers have will be put up for public debate, but I’ll start with a topic that is pretty pertinant to my garden in its infancy.
Plant food and additional soil supplements are key to producing a garden one can be proud of. I’m pretty keen on fertilizer and sheep manure, but seasoned campaigners out there must have some little gems they want to share.
Dig in!
those veges you’re holding are straight out of the fridge. i expect evidence of real produce over the coming summer.
i hear you grow some pretty sweet ‘tomato’ plants bryan…..
Fertilisers need to be organic. Chopped up banana skins are high in potassium and can be mixed with compost to add vital nutrients to root crops and roses.
Aged sheep mature is good; cow manure soaked in water to create liquid fertliser is better.