Saw this on another site and thought what a good idea...dunno how much sun they'd get inside the van tho, Sue
We were planning to travel around outback Australia in our caravan but still wanted to enjoy home grown vegetables while we were on the road. No problem - we took a vegetable garden with us! It simply sits on a non-slip tray under the caravan table!
I bought a $2 plastic planter box and a $1.99 punnet of mixed lettuce, and then I picked some parsley and spring onions from our garden. I filled the planter with soil from our vegie patch, cut the tops off the spring onions, leaving about 20cm of green tops and 5cm of roots, and planted them at one end of the planter. The parsley went into the other end, followed by the lettuce. I recently bought another planter and we now grow spinach and celery as well. I share excess produce with fellow campers, who all make wonderful comments about our caravan harvest!
We plant everything close together to stop weeds coming through, and use waste water from our shower to feed our thirsty plants. We just need to watch out for wild life like goats, rabbits and kangaroos when the planter is outdoors.
Of course, you don't have to be a traveller to benefit from this idea. If you live on your own, or have limited space, try growing vegetables in a planter. The results will be fantastic!
RobCol said
10:37 AM Sep 21, 2009
I think this would be a great idea! But...what about crossing borders re quaratine???
Dawn said
11:38 AM Sep 21, 2009
I think that is a great idea, my only concern is crossing borders re quaranine. Not sure about the soil either not only the plants. I think I will stick to air plants those things you can put on your fridge as magnets with a little piece of plant attached to it. Then again how do they go for border crossing? Might not be able to have any form of garden except artifical-ugh! Oh well the sacrifices we have to make to travel -ho hum its a worry! I don't think so!!!!!!!!!!! Someone has got to do it- so it may as well be us poor old GNs hee hee hee says we. Cheers Dawn- counting down
suenami said
07:03 PM Sep 21, 2009
Good question. What about border crossing?
Ma said
07:08 PM Sep 21, 2009
Speaking of border crossing, does the exclusion of fruit and vegetables extend to the frozen variety and also the dehydrated ones as well?? Or is it only the fresh variety??
-- Edited by Ma on Monday 21st of September 2009 07:08:57 PM
Basil Faulty said
08:19 PM Sep 21, 2009
Only whole fresh veggies and fruit, cut them up and they are miraculously OK.....
I wonder how I'm going to go when we take to the road next month with a Dog and an ALDI Mushroom farm.... Nothing like freshly sauteed mushies with salt and pepper on toast for breakfast....Except of course the Full English, but I'm not allowed to eat that.....
-- Edited by Basil Faulty on Monday 21st of September 2009 08:21:58 PM
Cruising Granny said
09:46 PM Sep 21, 2009
That cut up vege thing may vary from state to state.
The WA-SA, NT-SA and NT-WA border checks are very stringent. They even go through the buses and get everyone out to check.
The checks up the Riverland are also fussy if you're heading into SA.
Dried, frozen and cooked fruit and veg is always ok. Even honey has restrictions. Don't depend on that cut up option.
You certainly would not get across with you fresh garden. Ideal as it seems, even potting soil is subject to scrutiny, and empty, dirty plant pots get the once over and usually chucked out.
Of course the inspectors look for less legal contraband as well.
The ag industries of SA and WA are very strict about protecting their enterprises. It pays to err on the side of caution. It's a lot to loose in more ways than one. Cheers Chris
dave06 said
10:33 AM Sep 24, 2009
wouldnt pass any quarantine that I have been through, it would be in the bin very quickly soil and all!
JRH said
04:10 PM Sep 27, 2009
Basil Faulty wrote:
Only whole fresh veggies and fruit, cut them up and they are miraculously OK.....
Don't try that at the SA-WA border, Irona cut up all her vegies for a casserole and put them in a mild vinegar and water solution, lost the lot at the SA-WA Border this month, Tuesday 22nd September, they are the most officious mongrels I have ever had the misfortune to come across. Quote "I am just doing my job" Unquote
John Back in WA as of Friday 25th Sept.
Ma said
07:37 PM Sep 27, 2009
So, do you reckon that if I had a jar of home grown pickled in vinegar and sugar beetroot that I would loose it too???
JRH said
02:23 PM Sep 28, 2009
Ma wrote:
So, do you reckon that if I had a jar of home grown pickled in vinegar and sugar beetroot that I would loose it too???
G'day Ma,
If it is properly pickled then it will be OK. Irona only used a small amount of vinegar in water and that was not to the AG officer's liking so it had to be emptied out. They claimed that the vegies could still spread disease even though they were in a light vinegar and water solution.
Now in 2004 when we came into WA from the NT the AG officer told us that the peeled, vinegar and water method was quite OK but no such luck at The SA-WA border in 2009, maybe the criteria has changed, who knows?
Saw this on another site and thought what a good idea...dunno how much sun they'd get inside the van tho, Sue
We were planning to travel around outback Australia in our caravan but still
wanted to enjoy home grown vegetables while we were on the road. No problem -
we took a vegetable garden with us! It simply sits on a non-slip tray under
the caravan table!
I bought a $2 plastic planter box and a $1.99 punnet of mixed lettuce, and
then I picked some parsley and spring onions from our garden. I filled the
planter with soil from our vegie patch, cut the tops off the spring onions,
leaving about 20cm of green tops and 5cm of roots, and planted them at one
end of the planter. The parsley went into the other end, followed by the
lettuce. I recently bought another planter and we now grow spinach and celery
as well. I share excess produce with fellow campers, who all make wonderful
comments about our caravan harvest!
We plant everything close together to stop weeds coming through, and use
waste water from our shower to feed our thirsty plants. We just need to watch
out for wild life like goats, rabbits and kangaroos when the planter is
outdoors.
Of course, you don't have to be a traveller to benefit from this idea. If you
live on your own, or have limited space, try growing vegetables in a planter.
The results will be fantastic!
Then again how do they go for border crossing? Might not be able to have any form of garden except artifical-ugh!
Oh well the sacrifices we have to make to travel -ho hum its a worry! I don't think so!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone has got to do it- so it may as well be us poor old GNs hee hee hee says we.
Cheers Dawn- counting down
-- Edited by Ma on Monday 21st of September 2009 07:08:57 PM
I wonder how I'm going to go when we take to the road next month with a Dog and an ALDI Mushroom farm.... Nothing like freshly sauteed mushies with salt and pepper on toast for breakfast....Except of course the Full English, but I'm not allowed to eat that.....
-- Edited by Basil Faulty on Monday 21st of September 2009 08:21:58 PM
John
Back in WA as of Friday 25th Sept.
G'day Ma,
If it is properly pickled then it will be OK. Irona only used a small amount of vinegar in water and that was not to the AG officer's liking so it had to be emptied out. They claimed that the vegies could still spread disease even though they were in a light vinegar and water solution.
Now in 2004 when we came into WA from the NT the AG officer told us that the peeled, vinegar and water method was quite OK but no such luck at The SA-WA border in 2009, maybe the criteria has changed, who knows?
John