Mid-January around the yard

It's time for a look around the yard to see what's growing.

The florence fennel plants are forming bulbs. The downside is that they are not large as I would like, and they seem to be bolting:

Fennel florence

The sweet corn plants are mature and being progressively harvested:

Sweet corn bed

Sweet corn waiting to be picked

Using the 'three sisters' method I've got a pumpkin vine and beans growing amongst the corn. Here is one pumpkin on the vine:

Pumpkin nestled amongst corn

Capsicum plants are slowing maturing and starting to flower:

Capsicum plants

Onions (planted in November) are coming along nicely:

Onion (variety Creamgold) bed

These tomato plants are growing well, one of two tomato beds:

Tomato bed

There's a decent amount of fruit on the plants but I'm still waiting for them to ripen:

Tomatoes (variety Tommy Toe) ripening

Planting lettuces in between rows of tomatoes allows for greater use of space and the tomato plants shelter the lettuces:

Lettuces between tomato rows

Cabbage moth caterpillars can be a major problem for organic gardeners during warm seasons. Some people don't bother growing brassicas at all. I'm trying netting to preclude the moths from laying eggs in the first place. I'm using wedding veil which has a fine mesh that moths can't fit through. It seems to be working well:

Cabbage under netting

This coriander has gone to flower and I've left it growing. It is quite attractive and the bees seem to love it:

Coriander flowering

Here is another pumpkin vine. This one is growing up a mesh attached to the back of the shed. It's not afraid to take over!

Pumpkin vine growing up shed