We have had storm after storm after storm. When it wasn’t raining, it was blowing a gale and either way gardening was impossible. Add that to being knocked out for a good three weeks to ill health and the garden is way behind schedule. The last frost day is in about ten days and I am not ready! Whose idea was it to have such … Continue reading This has been the spring of my discontent.
…well maybe I’ll throw in a couple more rainbow beets as not all the colours have come out, but aside from that everything in the greenhouse is all there is going to be this season. Oh except for the beans and the corn which will be sown directly once the risk of frost has past – and I’ve weeded their beds. Oh and the successional … Continue reading Well that’s it – the last seeds have been sown.
The calendar has changed to October and overnight things seem different. The temperatures are noticeably warmer, the dreadful wind and rain of the past months – for all intents and purposes seem behind us and the freshly cut grass smells sweet, the birds are over enthusiastically chirping in the trees and the blossom petals are falling like confetti at a party. There is a new … Continue reading What better way to ring in the warmer weather – than in style.
I should really remember it every year as a hard month, but my enthusiasm and sheer determination tends to make me forget that I have the same struggle every year. September – the middle spring month is just yucky. It is always stormy and windy and rainy and soggy and boggy and really hard work. But the thing is – it is an uphill battle … Continue reading This is the last day of the worst month of spring.
Gosh it was so hard to sort out my crop rotation – I nearly worked up a sweat! Actually no – it was so simple. A couple of years ago I came up with a three pronged crop rotation system that gets all the crops to be moved along, while gaining or creating value for the plants before and after it. I think I have … Continue reading The start of daylight savings is a great time to rotate crops.
I have become a bit complacent. The greenhouse is still not quite finished. It is just a couple of roof panes that need to go in, but I can’t do it by myself as I really don’t want to be climbing ladders with glass all by myself – it just seems a little bit too dangerous. So the plan is to climb the ladder safely … Continue reading That had to be the worst night ever!
It was such a lovely spring day, and the birds were singing, the lambs were growing visibly with each feed, the sky was blue and all was right in the garden. So still without my list I wandered about aimlessly wondering what to do. And then I remember my yams – Oca or oxalis tuberosa to be precise. I had set them aside to chit … Continue reading And just like magic – bed number thirty appeared.
Every year I mark in my calendar this day, having specially counted back from the harvest date so I know they will be perfect for harvesting on the right day and today my calendar popped up with a reminder: plant spuds. You see the thing is – I like to grow Jersey Benne spuds, among the other varieties I grow. They are the first ones … Continue reading Today is a momentous day – its potato day!
It feels like something has been missing as I set about getting my garden spring ready. Each time I do something the words formulate in my head and I instantly reach for my camera. And then I’m like – “oh yeah – I’m on a break.” Well not any more. You didn’t think I’d be able to stay away for long did you? As we … Continue reading Gardening without blogging doesn’t feel right!
Eighty seven days ago, I boldly promised to blog everyday throughout the winter with the ultimate aim of keeping me motivated during the long cold months. If I didn’t do anything in the garden, then I would have nothing to write about, although I do have to confess I did do some creative bluffing from time to time – you may or may not have … Continue reading I kept my promise.
