Vegetable Garden up and Running!

Well I have constructed five vegetable garden bays to date over the past month or so. Please see the photos showing progress below.

The next series of photos show the actual construction of the first bed. I sprayed for weeds, put down one layer of weed matting, and then filled up with imported soil mix from a local rural supplier. Each bed will have a pathway around of about 900mm so walking and wheel barrows can fit. Later I'll dress these pathways with weed matting and compacted granite dust. They are made from 200x75mm treated pine sleepers. The actual depth of each bed is approx 350-400mm. Footprint size of each bed is 2400mm long by 1200mm wide. In total there will be nine, but possible of extending this number to 12 or 15 (see how things pan out). You will notice some shabby fencing around the vegetable garden beds, this is because I have two dogs and they will destroy the plants and seeds etc if they have access. I will later put up a better and secure fence and gate surrounding the vegetable patch.

In this bed, I planted pink fir apple potatoes and silverbeet seedlings which I planted earlier. See below.

This next photo show the first three beds complete. What I have in these beds are: Potatoes (Pink Fir Apple), Silverbeet, Sweet Corn, Zucchini, Tomatoes (Big Beaf & Roma) and Dwarf Beans.

These next photos show the construction of the second row of three beds, but to date I have only made two.

In these two beds (with a different soil mix - mushroom/compost mix), I have planted the following: Beetroot, Capsicums in one bed, and the other seeds - Iceberg Lettuce, Shallots, Carrots, Radish, and Coriander. Now all of these seeds have surfaced and growing well. See the next photos of each bed (5 off):

This is the power feeder I'm using to help with the ones that are struggling such as the sweet corn and zucchini and tomatoes which are planted in the local imported soil. I think this soil is shit and is most likely fallow. So I have had to add compost and manure to these plants to help them. 

We have also separately been growing indoors Basil, Parsley and Tomatoes. I have this morning taken them from inside and transplanted them in the beds except the tomatoes which will be for a new bed (to be constructed shortly). Over the Christmas break I'll construct more beds.

Ok till next time, bye for now.