Sue and Ray's garden was a well laid out but simple affair as far as gardens go. Importantly it was in full sun and there were few if any larger ornamental trees to compete with food plants. Their very healthy tomatoe crops were in large raised beds with shade cloth over the top and orchard netting around the sides. The Orchard netting probably stopped large butterflies and grasshoppers from getting in, but occasionally the butterflies still layed their eggs on the edges.
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| Tomatoes in raised bed with Orchard netting on the sides |
The very healthy Paw Paw trees were young and vibrant. The secret? Panting them with fish scraps beneath - lots of phosphorus and potassium and nitrogen.
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| Paw Paw thriving |
Sue had a mint variety growing that I recognise as a more hardy tropical variety. This variety has a sharper tip to the leaf rather than a rounded tip. Further back in the yard a row of Lemon grass was establishing well.
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