There have been some weeds poking thru and are about 1 Cm high so a quick work-over with a hoe and they are mulch. Weeds can be a handy source of organic material especially for soil like this which has been under black plastic for several years (still they germinate!)
The tomatoes are looking good and this morning I planted some Sweet Basil next to them, it is a good companion and keep some bugs off. I am looking forward to making some basil pesto in the near future. That’s the bail on the left.
Also in this bed I planted a punnet of capsicum and one of eggplant, both these and the tomatoes being of the solanine family.
At the end of the bed I planted three rows of sweet corn, Terrific F1 variety, each row about three meters long:
That’s blood and bone on the soil with some Nutritech Gold.
All of the plantings were watered in with Maxicrop seaweed solution, an old container I found in the garden shed. The tomatoes are still going after a week so it must be ok.
The beetroot I panted last wee are just shooting. Soaking the seeds in an Epsom Salts solution the night before planting seems to be quite effective. No sign of the carrots yet.
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