Saturdays @ Charlie’s Garden
Weekend plans
JOBS TO BE DONE: 21-Mar 2026
9 to 10am followed by coffee and chat.
Good rainfall this week promoting excellent growth of all our vegetables and fruits.
Jobs outside the beds
Go down to Shortlist to ask Han if she has any banana peels for the compost bin.
Tend compost bins & worm farms.
Take some worm castings from the worm farms & tickle small amounts just under the surface of the soil of the Ginger plants in pots as well as Jerusalem Artichokes in pots.
The Raspberry plants over behind the small shed need some tending and perhaps there are a few fruits to harvest.
Harvest herbs in the pots in Wilson Lane for your own use.
Harvest chillies for your own use. If there is quite a few, Han & Jack will be glad to receive them.
Arbor 1. Waiting for cooler weather to plant Sweet Peas here.
Bed 1. Look to see if Garlic is germinating.
Arbor 2. Harvest final cucumbers, then remove vine.
Bed 2. Harvest cucumbers. Leave this vine if there are still flowers.
A few Dill & Coriander seeds can be planted on the Northern side of the frame.
Arbor 3. Train Nasturtiums on the frame. Volunteer seedlings can be transplanted over to Arbor 4.
Bed 3. Harvest leafy greens for your own use by pinching a few leaves from the base of the plant.
Arbor 4.Harvest cucumbers. See Arbor 3.
Bed 4. Harvest Rocket & Basil for your use by pinching a few leaves from the base of the plant.
Arbor 5. Plant some Snow Pea seeds.
Bed 5. Jennifer is managing the tomato plants. Ask her if she feels a few lettuce seeds could be planted on the Southern side of the bed.
Arbor 6. Waiting for cooler weather to plant Sweet Peas here.
Bed 6. Check Kale for White Cabbage Moth larvae. If so net the crop. Harvest Chard for your own use by pinching a few leaves close to the base of the plant. Perhaps there may be some Capsicum to harvest.
Strawberry Bed
Perhaps Cat has a home-made brew to fertilise the strawberries here & in the pots on the fence.
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Broad beans
Arbor scarlet runner bean -
Silver beet, rainbow chard
Arbor: sweet peas -
Garlic chives, onions, leeks
Arbor: snow peas, nasturtium -
Celery, eggplant, chili
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Baby tuscan kale, black toscana
1/2 Fallow, Future potatoes -
Brocolini, mustard, spigariello, Kailaan
Arbor: snow peas (remove sri lankan spinach) -
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Lettuce, rocket, rhubarb
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