Spring patch update and big harvest after holiday away - This week in the patch

I have just come back from a 10 day holiday and the garden has progressed while i was away. This video is a quick update on where each of the crops are at and to harvest those crops that are ready. It is also time to add fertilisier to the plants.
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timecodes
0:00 introduction
0:35 Tomato planting updates
3:10 Cauliflower planting update
4:18 Cucumber planting update
5:12 Eggplant planting update
7:41 Bush bean planting update
8:55 Cauliflower harvest
11:01 broccoli Update
11:56 Cabbage harvest
14:05 silverbeet harvest
16:20 mango and avacado update
17:52 Carrot patch update
18:32 final veggie haul

[gardenofsel]

Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel like I should make my own about my plantings/productivity this year, which is coming along great guns thanks to you and your advice/reminders/ideas! I also want to encourage you on the avocado - don't lose hope too soon! A couple of fruit this year is likely to mean a lot next year or the year after. The first year my avo fruited (after at least five years, maybe more: I was starting to despair like you), I also only got three or four of them. But the next year I had a dozen, and this last year I've been eating avos slow-and-steady all through winter because there's so many (and you can leave them on the tree to ripen). Now that the next crop of avos is pollinating, I'm thinking I need to start harvesting the last few. Anyway, good going with all the crops; I love seeing what you're doing, although I'm still amazed at how many chooks you're keeping in such a small area!

[leonshomegrown]

Your patch is looking fantastic mate. 😊

[brianshorter]

TY for these amazing videos Anthony. I’ve learnt much. 😀

[keithhilton]

Great harvest Anthony. I can see how proud you are by the smile on your face. I've started to harvest my first crop of carrots this week and their looking good. I also had a great crop of onions that I harvested this week also, 37 which is my best result ever. Funny thing the last few years I have also had trouble with my first crop of cucumbers as well. My seedlings looked pretty much the same as yours. I replaced them with a punnet from Flower Power and the new ones I planted out yesterday look good. Cheers 😀

[emmadean]

Very helpful to see where a fellow nsw gardener is doing. I'm in southern highlands so we are about 5-9° colder so a bit behind you. My cucumbers have transplanted quite well considering the fluctuations in temp and still being quite cold. 🤔 thanks for the videos Anthony.

[davidtapp]

All looking good. Here in Adelaide we are still getting 3 degree mornings so my garden is way behind yours. Thursday we even had a light frost. Next week we have some showers forecast and some warmer nights so hopefully things will get moving. I grow great lakes lettuce all year round which gives me some great greens during summer.

[warrenburrows]

It's always fabulous to see the evolution of your garden Anthony and I absolutely love watching your videos. I too harvested some broccoli today as well as some of my asparagus and home grown vegetables are just so superior to store bought.ones.
Haven't even thought about planting tomatoes yet down here in the southern highlands. I'm going to experiment with planting lots of other things directly rather than raise seedings so wish me luck!
Have done a huge job to increase the size of the veg patch this year and fenced it off against rabbits on my 3 acre property - they're a real problem but I live with them. Looking forward to more planting now that the last frost has gone.
Thanks for your videos - they're a real inspiration.

[denisewilliams]

So jealous, followed your planting program, from July. All my seed growing was successful. Lost my first tomatoes and beans to frost. Replanted all my seeds. we are about six weeks behind your suburb. Everything is growing fine now. Thank you for your videos.

[donnagrima]

Looking good!! My cucumbers have done worse than usual this year too.

[dnawormcastings]

I wish my veggie garden looked as good as that after my holiday 🌱👍

[witchininthekitchin]

I’m in subtropical south east Gold Coast. I cut my kale each year just below lowest leaves once the white cabbage mth appear. The regrow. I’ve had several kale plants for years now.

[Pachinko]

I appreciate your concern with the avo tree. My hass avocado tree is seven years old and I’ve had less than 7 avos. This year I planted lavender at the base of the tree and I noticed increased visits of bees from the lavender to the avocado tree. I’m seeing lots of baby avos and I’m hoping for my first bumper crop!

[mudmaker]

Hi Anthony, your patch is looking so good I can almost taste the cabbage and silver beet. When I get back after being away half my garden is dead so a big shout out to your Dad and cousin. Jacqu

[tonycortese]

Hello Anthony amazing garden I learnt so much from you on what and when to plant and your use of fertiliser. Thank you. I am interested on how you use all this fresh produce, some cooking videos from your wife and your mother would complete the story from seed to grow to harvest to table. It would be so good to share such a journey of food, for example the silverbeet wraps or pies I'm so interested they sound so good. You will have a series on sbs food channel haha I would watch it. Again thank you for all I've learned so far. Also from Sydney.

[JL-ythy]

You could try grafting your mature avocado tree with 3-4 varieties of avocados instead of removing the whole tree and starting again:)

[christasflowersandveggies]

Nice harvest and we all need a break from time to time.🏖🏝🏖

[mannbat]

Regarding your avocado tree - generally you need more than one tree to get decent fruit set. A+A / B+B combinations work, but for maximum fruit set you want an A and a B type.
My 2 cents worth - I wouldn't cut down that tree, even if it's unproductive. It's difficult to get grafted avocado trees established - much harder than your seed grown tree.They're really prone to root problems. If you can get access to another mature tree (or a couple of varieties) for scion wood, then you're better off grafting to your established tree. You'll get results much sooner and with a lot less risk of a new grafted tree dying.
I cut down my two seed-grown trees as they were unproductive (admittedly only 5 years old) and since then I've failed to get grafted avocados to grow in their place. I wish I'd taken the grafting approach knowing what I know now.

[tahliel]

I can't believe the growth of the tomatoes in ten days!! Amazing. Mine have pulled through after the hot wind battering, but not quite as big and bushy as yours yet. The garden is looking absolutely fab. Nothing better to look at than a well tended veg garden. ❤️❤️

[sami]

Everythings pumping 👍👍. What will use for fungicide on the tomatoes? Cheers

[risslittleveggiepatch]

Amazing harvest Anthony! Those cabbages look so good! Do you have any tips for growing carrots? Mine have been in a grow bag for months and just not putting on any size! I hope you had a lovely holiday too! 🙂