The secret garden

Over the last few weeks I've gradually been installing a garden in my apartment complex. The first stage is complete!

Maybe it doesn't look that elegant, however unless you're standing next to it, it's very well hidden by the surrounding lilies. Around the front I've planted a 'good bug' mix, to attract insects to eat the caterpillars and aphids and hide the front a little more.

Its first seedlings are now coming through as well - the winter vege crop.  Mini turnips and heritage beetroot seedlings were first off the mark, but I predict the carrots will start racing them soon.

The existing garden that another unit-dweller and I have 'adopted' in our apartment block is still producing a vast amount of tomatoes, eggplants, chilli and parsley.  With the warm, wet weather, nothing is slowing down, which means that all my other crops are now delayed.  Garlic, spinach, cauliflower, broccoli are all waiting planting.

But my favourite plants in my various no-one-has-said-no-yet gardens are the cheeky tomatoes that I planted, in full sight, along the pathways of our appartment block, along with rosemary, parsley, oregano and thyme.  Juicy and full ribbed tomatoes, just about to start ripening.

 Just hope no-one picks one before I've tried one!