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We have a patch its probably about 60-70m2 all told - its terraced into the hill.
Seasonally we have
Carrots, 5m2 strawberries, asparagas, tomatoes (2-4 types), corn pumpkin, watermelon, capsicum, potatoes, zucchini, peas, beans, broccoli mostly fails, lettuces 2 types, chillis x 2, cucumbers that usually fail, beetroot, spring onion, silverbeet and some others I cant remember
We have a variety of fruit trees
Orange 2 types, lemon 2 types, mandarin, lime, avocado 2 types (yet to fruit), apricot, nectarine, plum, cherry plums, quince, peach, apple x 3, passionfruit, blackberry (wild), raspberry.
Millipedes, Lorikeets and Rosellas are our worst enemies
The Millis can be controlled with snail bait and the birds - well you just have to be quick !
We have most of the usual herbs growing in the veggie patch or in pots and other garden patches with other ornamentals and a hedge of rosemary.
We dry, freeze and preserve some of the surplus, and give it away when it floods in but really we are a long way from self sufficiency - the timing and seasonal availability is what is difficult to become truly self sufficient.
But its a worthwhile pursuit and helps teach the kids that food doesnt come from cans or get made in supermarkets !
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