So, I’m making great progress with my To Do list. I’ve been ticking off things left, right and centre in the computer gardening department and we can firmly lay that at the feet of the rainy days we had this week. My weather station is telling me we had 18.6mm for the week and 16mm was from yesterday. So, there was no alternative but to … Continue reading A lesson in why you shouldn’t procrastinate
The weather has been exceptionally strange – it has felt more like Late Spring than Late Winter. The boffins are suggesting a bit of a seasonal reset will be happening soon and normal winter conditions will return. But they have been wrong before and I have yet to decide what is normal in this frostless place. I have been trying my best to get ahead … Continue reading Week 2 of the last month of winter
What is it about the passing of time that sets of fear in my heart? Yet another chunk of my life is passing me by and what am I doing with it? According to my ever growing ‘to do’ list – not enough. To be honest I’m being hard on myself. I have extra limitations holding me back – ie that annoying inconvenience called MS, … Continue reading Another new month.
To be honest you really can’t tell you are going to run into problems until you run into problems. But having said that, I should have foreseen this one as I grow brassicas all year round so, they are going to get maximum use of their space until the very last minute. Now that would be ok, if I had a slow starter following them. … Continue reading Yet another crop rotation conundrum
It has been well over a week since I felt ‘normal’. Actually, I never feel normal, let me rephrase that. It has been well over a week since I felt well. This cold has really taken its toll on me. To start with I was resting to recover and did things I never do, like stay in bed all day and intermittently sleeping between watching … Continue reading Getting better
The first seeds of the season have been sown, with love and care and great expectation. But then disaster struck. Actually, it isn’t as bad as that, but it is extremely frustrating. I have picked up some kind of cold or lurgy that has left me unable to watch over my buried seeds with the unnecessary frequency I normally do. Those first seeds of the … Continue reading Seeds and bugs
The weather has turned. Up until recently it was mild, even possibly warm. The sun shone for more days than it rained to the point the experts were concerned about impending summer drought as the reservoirs were at a similar winter low to the year there actually was a serious drought. The sun still shines from time to time as the wind is moving the … Continue reading The wind is roaring
I have a confession. I have been holding out on you. But I wanted it to be a surprise. You see after the big storm back in April, when the house was still up on jacks, while the foundations underneath were being built, that brought with it 212km gusts straight off the ocean, I realised I’d have to adjust my vision for the garden a … Continue reading Spring is Knocking on the door
Finally, the weather turned to ‘not rainy’ and my schedule cleared up and I could go tree shopping. Only I’ve left it a little late. I knew I had but didn’t realise just how late as all the good stuff was gone. It was my worst fear. Well actually that is an overreaction, but it was rather disappointing. Aside from earlier in the week, I … Continue reading Hunting and Gathering Trees
I have a problem. I want it all and I want it now. But there is an ancient Chinese proverb to support me in my pressing desires. “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The next best time is now.” Added to the sense of urgency is winter is slipping away. Ordinarily I’d be champing at the bit to have this … Continue reading Getting Fruity
