Growing food

I've grown a few things over the years with varying degrees of success, but I'm on a growing kick at the moment.

I've planted (in pots) cherry tomatoes, which tend to go down better around here than bigger varieties - a large tomato with a slice or two removed and sitting in the fridge is not appetising, but a tray of cherry tomatoes will be scoffed like lollies by my son. I've also planted some climbing beans against the back fence, and (also in pots) some zuccinis - looooove zuccini!

I've got permission to use a nearby bare-ish ornamental garden for planting whatever I like, so will put in some pumpkin and sweet pototo, which hopefully will choke out the feral grass that smothers everything. When it cools down a bit I'll put in some mini carrots (debating whether to use containers or the garden bed). A generous person is giving me some Queensland Arrowroot to plant - these are an edible canna variety, and the tubers can be used like potato, as well as the young stems for greens. It will be a while before we can consume a lot from the arrowroot, as I'd like it to breed up first, but eventually I'll have a good source of starchy vegies.

I also have a pot of oregano, with a couple of stray lemon basils, plus garlic chives and a newly planted cutting of mother-of-all herbs.

I'm tempted to get a couple of chooks in a mobile chook tractor...wonder what the landlady would say! :P