Growing Vegetables – The Scrappy Gardener

Clean out Egg Plants and planting more Garlic

By Melissa FloreyPosted on July 26, 2026Posted in Cleaning & Preparation, Growing VegetablesNo Comments

Today I’m cleaning out the eggplants from last season and plating some garlic I’ve had lying around that has resprouted…

Preparing New Garden Beds and Planting Winter Veggies [ASMR]

By Melissa FloreyPosted on June 28, 2026Posted in Growing VegetablesNo Comments

Repurposing an Old Garden Bed

By Melissa FloreyPosted on June 14, 2026Posted in Cleaning & Preparation, Growing VegetablesNo Comments

Join me today as I clear out an old raised veggie garden bed that has been taken over by weeds and a large Lavender bush! Harvesting the lavender flowers for later drying is a must! Then I can plant some new veggies!

Adding More Raised Garden Beds to the Veggie Patch

By Melissa FloreyPosted on April 6, 2026Posted in Growing Vegetables, Structural LandscapingNo Comments

My sister is selling up and has donated her unused garden beds to me for my garden… Thanks sis! Join me today as I decide exactly how I’m going to assemble & arrange them in my westerly veggie patch… Music selection by: Along The Way by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Good Times by Alex-Productions | […]

Planting Beans & Capsicum on a Trellis

By Melissa FloreyPosted on October 5, 2025Posted in Growing Vegetables, Structural LandscapingNo Comments

Today I will use one of my recently gifted raised garden beds, some star pickets and trellis to plant beans & capsicums. The trellis will be used by the plants for climbing. Lets get our hands dirty!

Raised Garden Beds On A Budget

By Melissa FloreyPosted on August 13, 2025Posted in Growing Vegetables, Structural LandscapingNo Comments

Today I will show you my preferred raised garden beds – they’re cheap, easy to assemble, not too large, fit anywhere, and easily available at most Bunnings stores! Here’s the Bunnings listing. I’ll also plant some goodies once installed in my garden…

Planting Beetroot

By adminPosted on July 8, 2025Posted in Cleaning & Preparation, Growing VegetablesNo Comments

Join me as I plant a load of beetroots!

Summer Crop Winter Clean Out

By adminPosted on June 30, 2025Posted in Cleaning & Preparation, Growing Vegetables, HarvestingNo Comments

Well, its that time of year again – clearing out the summer crop to make way for new winter plantation… And the end of summer spoils that come with it!

Onion Garden Beds

By adminPosted on June 22, 2025Posted in Cleaning & Preparation, Growing VegetablesNo Comments

Watch as I prepare a garden bed for new onion plantation!

Planting Resprouting Garlic While Rotating Garden Beds for Best Yields

By Melissa FloreyPosted on May 24, 2025Posted in Growing VegetablesNo Comments

In this short video I cover the concept of replanting some garlic I had sitting around that decided to start resprouting, while rotating what I grow in my garden beds to achieve the best yields!