Summer Garden Tour 2025 – Part 3 | Battling Heat, Giant Zucchinis & First Pineapple! (Perth, WA)

Summer Garden Tour 2025 – Part 3 | Perth Backyard Gardening | Beans, Cucumbers, Giant Zucchini, Pineapple & Summer Harvest

Welcome Back! - to Part 3 of the Summer Garden Tour 2025! Join me in my Perth, Western Australia backyard (and front yard) gardens as I share the latest updates on my summer vegetable patch, fruit trees, and composting adventures under our hot Mediterranean climate. Both the garden success and failures! What a hot one, you'll hear me complaining plenty!

In this video, you’ll see:

A variety of tomatoes going in, including Berry Crazy Cherry, Amish Paste, and Brown Berry. Boy did those get hammered by the slugs!

The struggle and success with zucchinis — Black Beauties NOT GROWING - to giant zucchinis Firenze F1 - to battling heat and powdery mildew spread

Harvesting our first pineapple after 5 years of waiting — a real milestone! Too bad it tasted like cardboard!

Updates on pumpkins, papayas, limes, and curry leaf trees thriving despite 40°C+ heat

Managing hot weather stress on crops like beans and pumpkins, with tips for watering and care.

Growing and using herbs like oregano, planting moringa cuttings, and curry leaves in cooking! Indian food yum yum!

Composting progress and garden experiments with manure and homemade compost.

Fun moments with fruit trees like mulberries, figs, apricots, and pomegranates — plus battling ants and pests

Sneak peek at dragon fruit flowers and slow-cooked homemade chicken stock made with garden produce

🌞 Whether you’re gardening in Perth or any hot, dry Mediterranean climate, this garden tour shares honest experiences, seasonal tips, and practical advice for backyard vegetable growing, fruit tree care, and sustainable living.

Featured plants: tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkin, pineapple, papaya, curry leaf, moringa, oregano, figs, mulberries, apricots, pomegranates, beans, herbs, and more.
💧 Learn how to keep your summer garden thriving through extreme heat, pest challenges, and composting success.

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