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[Jules.]

Eth won a competition last year through his school. When we ordered his school photograph there was a competition to win an organic " Rocket garden" which contained loads of plug vegetables

 

http://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/

 

Our Childrens' box arrived today so we've spent some time this evening planting most of it out. It all came in a big cardboard box & was packed with straw. We got lettuces, borlotti & runner beans, carrots, courgettes, pumkins, beetroot, tomatoes, potatoes, spinach, strawberries & peas. We haven't got enough room to plant it all, the recommended planting area is 8 square metres so we put some plants in with our flowers & some are going to hubby's brothers house tomorrow. We will also get some more compost & thin out many of the lettuce & spinach etc, but we just wanted to get them in the ground today so that they wouldn't dry out.

 

Its a bit photo heavy but I just wanted to share with you, as I know you'll understand

 

The plants in their packaging

 

 

 

 

 

Chickens licking their beaks at the veg

 

 

Raised bed- we only made this a couple of weeks ago. It's filled with chook poo, aubiose/hemcore & home-made compost

 

 

 

 

Peas & pumpkin with the flowers

 

 

Borlotti beans in front of the radishes

 

 

 

 

The competition winner himself

 

 

Flowers- can you see how my poor jasmine plant has been ravaged by the chooks- it's bare around its bottom!

 

 

 

 

And finally a picture of the garden. All the veg is along the left-hand side, which is south facing

 

[donald]

Congratulations what a fabulous prize, they look really healthy plants, and the chickens cant wait to tuck in Donald

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Crumbs the box is nearly as big as the winner

 

Congratulations

 

Sha x

[Lewis]

That is a lot!

Looks good, huuuge box. Must have been well packed for them to still be intact

 

 

The pumpkins might be a bit close together once they get growing though

[chickencam]

Well done have fun and happy cropping.

 

Your garden is immaculate

[Jules.]

What a difference 26 days make

 

 

 

[Christian]

Blimey Jules, it has all done really well

 

My borlotti beans aren't doing too well, yours look much better than mine.

 

The lettuces look great too