The Vegepod

the vegepod

Sarah’s apartment does offer some outside space but it is a very small area and she would dearly love to have a garden big enough to accommodate an extensive vegetable plot.  Until that day comes she has to be content with gardening on a small scale.  Last year she bought herself a vegepod, a large self-watering container with a cover that provides protection from possums, small dogs, insects and the hot sun.  This has been a big success although some bugs and slugs still manage to get into the pod and munch away on the tender plants.  My vegan daughter refuses to use any pesticides; slugs get lobbed over the fence into her neighbour’s garden.

tomatoes and beans growing well

Paul is in charge of the pod and the compost bins while she is away.  He is concerned that two unidentified young plants look suspiciously like courgettes (zucchinis). They will grow far too big for the limited space in the pod and may have to be moved. Something is eating the basil leaves. The thyme bush is struggling. It’s almost as worrying as looking after Buddy.

Buddy helping in the garden last year (he'd just had a hair cut)