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@littleK We will try seeds this year - last year the garden centre had a sale on seedlings and as we were new to the whole thing, we thought they would be easier and went with those which meant everything grew pretty much at the same rate. They also came in packs of six and of course, we could not throw any away, so we had a serious overload! Gave lots away at work and to neighbours. It's great having neighbours who also overproduce as you get different things back. Although the old couple next door left us a whole load of silverbeet on the doorstep and I didn't have the heart to tell them we were already drowning in the stuff.
@boristrump Thanks for the book recommendation. The couple next door are great; every time we speak to them they have some tips: "it's time for xyz, you must thin them out, don't do that..."
@Aroogah We had a number like that. They were supposed to be globe carrots but the compacted soil and lack of thinning resulted in these orange nightmares. Tasted OK though and we took more care with the long ones which turned out great - planted them in really loose compost/soil mix in a barrel, resulting in some quite girthy 8-inchers.
@hugo7 Thanks- it is quite a rewarding pastime. Re: photos, I just selected multiple files when uploading from files on my PC.