Landscape Design Meets Recycling Meets Self Sufficiency: From Hydrocarbon to Recalcitrant Carbon - Part Three... Lots of Food!

Here we are just under six weeks since planting and with only the smallest amount of rain, only filling the reservoirs once two weeks ago and no other care other than a bit of cursory weeding and we are already providing all our needs for salad greens, thyme and coriander. The chilli and tomato plants are all in flower, the snow peas climbing ever higher and the first signs of broccoli and cauliflower heads appearing. The carrots, leeks, onions and garlic are also  charging ahead. There are a few unexpected tomato plants popping up which I'll leave in place as a gardener's bonus. The Asian vegetables are on the brink of being able to be picked at for stir fries.

I cannot wait until I'm slicing my own tomatoes into a fresh salad or creating a Napolitana pasta sauce from them. The wicking beds are a truly wonderful addition to the landscape.