Organic Vegetable Garden Blog

Container Gardening for Small Spaces, Patio Gardening

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:49:03 GMT

So you don't have a huge backyard? No problems, with container gardening there are so many ways you can grow veggies without much space

Organic Herb Gardening, Herb Gardening, Container Gardening

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:52:13 GMT

I Love my Herbs and you will too with heaps of tips for Organic Herb Gardening right here...

Herb Gardening, Organic Herb Gardening,

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:37:56 GMT

Herbs are so easy to grow! Now for some herb gardening uses, find out what herbs go with what dishes.

Freeze those Peas

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:14:01 GMT

I wanted to plant some peas so I added them to the list of seeds I bought online. Then hubby went shopping and bought a packet of pea seeds (I know, you would think by now he would get that I like to buy organic or heirlooms seeds!) anyway, so now I have heaps of peas to plant. Tip 1: succession planting - I'll plant a few seeds each week. Tip 2: buy a variety that is suitable for freezing, grow lots and freeze! Happy garden planning and pea planting. :)

Vertical Gardening

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:10:10 GMT

Vertical Gardening is a great concept to add to your veggie patch. Save room and tame those plants

Growing Tomatoes, Nightshade Plants, Vertical Gardening

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:58:12 GMT

Growing Tomatoes is a must have for any Organic Vegetable Garden, easy to grow and so many different varieties!

Natural Pesticides, Vegetable Garden Pests

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:28:39 GMT

Keep your garden healthy naturally with these recipes for natural pesticides

Thinking of Growing Strawberries?

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:36:12 GMT

It's strawberry season here and I have no plants in! argh I love to grow strawberries in the garden to avoid all the chemicals used by the commercial growers. Kids love them too, of course! and they never go to waste. There's a lot of tips for growing strawberries and choosing the best strawberry plants. I'll put a page up soon. Meanwhile - chocolate dipped strawberries.... yum :)

Organic Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening Tips

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:52:48 GMT

Come and have a look around the veggie patch for some great tips and ideas to make your Organic Vegetable Garden Fabulous!

Easy Vegetable Garden Planning Method

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:47:00 GMT

This is my EASY Vegetable Garden Planning I use at the start of the year or season to plan out my veggie patches, I hope you find it helpful.

Gardening With Kids

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:37:49 GMT

Gardening with Kids is great, they love to help in the garden. If they help to grow those green things, they may just want to eat them! Lots of indoor crafts too.

Are you growing tomatoes?

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:22:39 GMT

I've just heard about a fantastic book on growing tomatoes - the best, juiciest, tastiest tomatoes at that. This book has been recommended by a friend of mine so I thought I should check it out. See the link on this page for "How to Grow the Best Juicy Tasty Tomatoes". Well worth adding to your collection.

Here is my vegetable garden tip for the day, what is yours?

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:14:18 GMT

My Vegetable Garden Tips for today is: Beetroot leaves! Eat them, don't throw them out. You can eat fresh beetroot raw (I like to grate it into my salad), make beetroot soup, roast them or pickle it. You can also eat the leaves - so next time you add some fresh beetroot to a salad, add a few leaves as well. Feel free to share your garden tip or ask a question.

Word Search Printables, Free Printable Word Search Puzzles

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:49:17 GMT

Kids love being outside in the garden. If you want to keep them busy inside try these fun and free Word Search Printables

Organic Gardening Compost, Mushroom Compost, Weed Tea Compost

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:35:34 GMT

Organic Gardening Compost! How to make Compost for your Organic Vegetable Garden? Well, let me share some great compost ideas with you.

Growing Pineapples, Pineapple Facts

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:21:24 GMT

Growing Pineapples at home is fun (although a bit of patience is required). Don't throw away that Pineapple top, plant it, I'll tell you how.

Found a great book on Growing Tomatoes

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:01:58 GMT

So I've found an ebook on growing tomatoes - I've read the sales letter, sounds good (don't they all!), now just have to find 5 minutes to buy it, oh and then read it! Once I've read it I'll let you know what I think. Tomatoes are my absolute favorite (along with chocolate but that's not technically a fruit or veggie!)

Growing Potatoes, Grow Potatoes in a Bag, Nightshade Plants

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:47:51 GMT

You don't need a lot of room for growing potatoes. Just grab a bag, soil and some seed potatoes and you're set! Potatoes in a bag.

Vegetable Garden Planning, Organic Gardening Planning, Vegetable Gardening

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:42:56 GMT

I'll show you the best ways to get your Organic Vegetable Garden Planning right to ensure maximum benefit from your vegetable garden!

Do your chickens like Bok Choy?

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:39:59 GMT

Mine love it! Raising Chickens is fun and the eggs are great. I feed most of my fresh food scraps to the chooks (there's a few things that go into the compost instead). I have an overload of Bok Choy at the moment (thanks to the kids helping me with the gardening! I had intended to plant the seeds out over a few weeks). Anyway, I threw one over to the chooks and they LOVED it - mostly the leaves. So with me eating as much as I can, giving to friends and sneaking a few to the chooks - I think I just might get through the mountain of Boy Choy in my veggie patch.

Coloring Pages to Print, Free Kids Coloring Pages

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:38:08 GMT

Your kids will love these Garden Coloring Pages to Print and color. You'll find a bee, turtle, frog, even a giraffe.

How to Use Dandelions?

Sat, 29 May 2010 12:48:44 GMT

We all know... okay, one or two of us know, that dandelions are really healthy for us. We found a recipe for dandelion jelly - doesn't that sound yummy?

Vegetable Garden Tips, Your Questions

Mon, 24 May 2010 13:57:47 GMT

Read our readers best Vegetable Garden Tips, Q's and A's here - share your own Vegetable Gardening Tips too!

Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Gardening Tips

Mon, 17 May 2010 02:53:17 GMT

Lots of Organic Vegetable Gardening Tips to help create an even better organic veggie patch

Contact organic-veggie-patch.com

Mon, 17 May 2010 02:49:12 GMT

Contact me if you have any comments about the site, anything you would like to see added, any organic vegetable garden hints and tips you would like to share

Double you Compost

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:39:45 GMT

Compost can take a while to break down and be ready to use in your garden. Solution! Have two compost bins or heaps. This is what I do. Once bin 1

Citrus Diseases

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:21:31 GMT

Are my citrus okay inside if they look crappy on the outside?? Lemon and Orange skins all mottled. 2 yr old trees. Cheers Kirsty Thanks for your question

Sitemap for The Organic Veggie Patch

Tue, 11 May 2010 02:24:23 GMT

This Sitemap contains all of the pages on the Organic Veggie Patch website

I'm winning the Pest War

Mon, 10 May 2010 12:45:05 GMT

I found a cute little black caterpillar on my Chinese veggies the other day after noticing a few "very hungry little caterpillar" munches out of some leaves. I thought my veggies were going to be slowly eaten away while I'm not watching but... all is good in the veggie patch, no more munched leaves. Although, I'm finding it hard to believe there was only one pesty bug in the patch so I'm keeping an eye out. It's not a good idea to spray pesticides, even natural ones, unless you really need to. You don't want to harm the good bugs that may be in your garden. So first step in this case is to pick off the bugs and keep checking! In a few weeks, stir fry with Chinese Veggies (or caterpillars if I find any more :)

Mothers Day Ideas

Tue, 04 May 2010 12:25:06 GMT

This Sunday is my day (being a Mum, it's apparently my day!) Yours too, if you're a Mum. I'm hoping this means no housework, breakfast in bed (or a sleep in at least) - no present required, I bought my own. My daughter decorated a clay pot for me last weekend so this weekend we are going to apply the finishing touches and find a use for it - I'm thinking of a pen holder as mine are all too small. If you're looking for Mother's Day Ideas, Free Printable Mothers Day cards or ecards or coloring pages - phew! check out the links on the Flower Pot Crafts page. Happy Mother's Day and don't forget your Mum and Grandma xxx

Flower Pot Crafts, Clay Pot Crafts, Gardening with Kids

Tue, 04 May 2010 12:20:01 GMT

Flower Pot Crafts are a great gift idea for any special occassion. Get the kids to help out and voila! great homemade Christmas gift ideas

Weed Tea Compost, Organic Gardening Compost , Manure Tea

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:03:39 GMT

Making a Weed Tea Compost is an easy solution for those pesky weeds - invite them to tea!

Mulching a Vegetable Garden, Organic Vegetable Garden

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:24:50 GMT

All your how to's and why's to's for mulching a vegetable garden answered here...

seedlings seedlings everywhere!

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:10:05 GMT

I love it when the kids help in the garden. But my newly planted raised garden beds show that perhaps giving kids bigger seeds like peas would be better than teeny tiny seeds to plant. I have little plants coming up EVERYWHERE. I'm planning on putting some in pots to get established and passing them on to friends for their veggie patches. But the garden beds do look nice with lots of little green plants and the kids think they are very clever!

Mmm homegrown Pineapple and ice cream

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:16:42 GMT

Not sure about the homegrown icecream but growing Pineapples is definately worth a go in your veggie patch. They grow quite large so pick a suitable spot in the garden. The kids want to grow a pineapple this weekend so we'll buy one and cut the top off. Fortunately they don't require much water so the perfect plant for kids to look after!

Is a Banana a Herb?

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:05:23 GMT

Hi I have a banana tree in my yard and was asked by a friend is a banana a herb or is a banana a fruit? I have no idea! Thanks for your great question

Indoor Gardening, Growing Mushrooms, Herb Gardening

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:15:15 GMT

Have no room outside? You can still have an Organic Vegetable Garden, just do some indoor gardening

Dwarf Fruit Tree

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:15:23 GMT

Why not add a dwarf fruit tree or two to your veggie patch?

Companion Planting, Organic Vegetable Garden, Organic Garden Pest Control

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:31:21 GMT

Companion Planting is a fantastic concept for your Organic Vegetable Garden. I've included a list of good and bad companion plants and many other vegetable gardening tips.

breathe fresh air inside

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:01:33 GMT

Do some indoor gardening and add some indoor plants to your home. We all know plants just love to clean the air. We can't see or necessarily smell or the "stuff" in our air. During winter we tend to lock up the house and turn up the heaters. Some of us live on dirt roads, near busy roads or airports. something "living" is always a great addition to your home so off to the garden center with you and buy yourself an air filter! (gorgeous new indoor plant I mean)...

Raising Chickens, Raising Baby Chickens, Free Range Eggs

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:08:10 GMT

Raising Chickens in your backyard is a fantastic addition to your organic vegetable garden. Free range eggs really do taste the best. I have some great info for you.

Raised Bed Gardening, No Dig Garden, Lasagne Gardening

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:06:18 GMT

Raised Bed Gardening can make your Organic Vegetable Gardening easier and more successful

Worm Farm, Compost, Vermiculture

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:22:23 GMT

A Worm Farm is fantastic for your organic vegetable garden, I'll show you how to keep a worm farm or add them to your garden, what to feed them and how to look after them.

Nightshade Plants, Nightshade Vegetables

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:38:19 GMT

Nightshade Plants are interesting plants as they can be toxic but also includes our favorite veggies.

Companion Planting List, for Companion Planting, Pests, Diseases

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:49:17 GMT

Keep your Veggie Patch Healthy with my easy reference Companion Planting List. A must for yo veggie patch healthier. A must for your Organic Vegetable Garden

My top tips for organic weed control

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:54:10 GMT

When you have a small veggie patch or a raised garden bed, weeds are pretty easy to control. It's when the garden gets bigger that it can get out of control. My top tips: 1 - get them while they're small, every few days do a quick weed of your veggie patches 2 - don't let them go to seed - this will mean more weeds next year 3 - have your alternative weed control method ready if they do get out of hand 4 - a few days after a rain is a good time to schedule a weeding day - the weeds tend to get a bit excited with the rain 5 - put you weeds in you compost - but any noxious weeds or weeds with seeds should go in a bag in the rubbish. If you have running type weeds like buffalo grass, make a weed tea compost.

Container Gardening is a fantastic idea for any garden...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:26:42 GMT

Container Gardening is great if you need to do patio gardening. I have 15 acres and still use container gardening. I have two pots by the front door with lavenders in them. I use waste water from the kitchen to water them - half drank glasses of water, cooled down veggie or boiled egg water - you get the idea. I have Raised Bed Gardens just because they are so much easier to maintain. I always use vertical gardening for tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, etc. You can even grow a dwarf fruit tree if you don't have much room... Saves room and so many other benefits so grab a pot and start planting!

gardening in the snow

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:59:00 GMT

I would love to see snow - saw a few flakes once but that is all. I'd love to hear how you garden in the snow - do you have a glass house - leave it for a few months can you still grow something in pots... mmm off to google - this has got me thinking... To all of you with winter climates at the moment - build a snow man for me - and I'll have a glass of wine in the sunshine for you :)

Off to the markets I go...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:01:06 GMT

We have some new markets starting tomorrow in town. The focus is on Home Grown and Home Made which is nice as some markets really are becoming a trash and treasure (with a lot more trash than treasure ;) It's a great way to get rid of some excess produce. Going to the markets every weekend could be a drag, but if share it with a few friends, what a great way to make some extra cash.

I love Raised Bed Gardening, want to know why?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:46:37 GMT

I am getting a collection of Raised Beds for my garden. Hubby is a landscaper so Bed No. 1 is from a customer who ordered it but we lost her phone number (that's good customer service, not!). No. 2 hubby made for me No's 3 and 4 are corrogated iron cattle troughs from a job he is working on at the moment. The owner was happy to get rid of them as the bottoms have rusted (we need to cut the bottoms out anyway). So there should be no excuse for me not having a constant supply of homegrown veggies and herbs!