Veggie Garden

Vegetable gardens. You may think they're easy and the only thing to it is putting some plants in the dirt and watering them every so often, but oh no, there is so much more to it than that (as I have discovered the hard way). Here's the thing - all my grandparents having a flair for gardening. And not just vegetables, but everything - flowers, veggies, fruit, and all other plants. These genes however, apparently did not get passed on to my parents, or to my sister and I. Whilst we all love the idea of having a little veggie patch out the back, and eating home grown veggies, it's just never really happened (successfully). We have tried and failed with plants more times than I can count, but this time we are determined to succeed.

So, to start us out, my dad built a planter box, which is really quite big. We filled it with pipes, sand, dirt, waterproof liners - the full deal. He even managed to make it so that we only have to water it every couple of weeks.

There is still a little more room in the planter box, but so far we have planted:

• Carrots (mulitcoloured and regular)
• Spring Onion
• Lettuce (salad mix)
• Capsicum
• Chives
• Lemon Basil
• Rosemary
• Parsley
• Oregano
• Thyme

Storm was most intrigued as to what was going on, and actually poked her nose outside for a look.

I am so hoping that we can pull off this veggie garden this time around, and so far so good. This weekend is the farmer's market and there's a stall there which sells these cute little labels for veggie gardens, so hopefully we'll be able to pick up some of those while we're down there.

If you have tried gardening before, or have any tips on how to grow veggies successfully, feel free to drop a comment below!