(A paid post with the good people from GARDENA NZ) Historically, back in the day I was a bit of a malingerer, I would be slow to clear away the seasons end. Not because I was lazy, but to acknowledge the season was over was too much to bear. I’m just as bad with my Christmas decorations and this year they made it to Valentine’s … Continue reading Tidy up time
I feel like I’ve been flogging a dead horse for the last few months and this morning’s heavy frost was the final straw. We are 10 days out from winter so I’m just kidding myself. The peppers weren’t going to give me my bumper harvest anytime soon. They needed to come out. Due to the dreadful summer we had the peppers never did very well … Continue reading It’s time to call it quits
Months ago back in the autumn I wasn’t thinking. I definitely wasn’t thinking of the convenience of my spring self. And now my spring self is a little disappointed with my autumn self. You see I grow wheat each autumn, not for the seeds, but for its lovely stalks. I don’t want it to go to seed or it will cause problems. Because when you … Continue reading I Made a Mistake
In the garden I have been doing a lot with mustard. It makes a fabulous cover crop at the end of the season. My mustard seed pack claims to “aid in the natural control of wireworm, nematodes, etc which are a problem often associated with root crops. Mustard also reduces the chance of any soil borne diseases with 40 days of digging in.” It also … Continue reading How to make Mustard for your Hot Dog.
A garden shredder would be nice, it would help alleviate the pain I am currently experiencing in my finger. Either that or some kind of gardening guillotine. The more I think about it the more the want becomes a need. I need a chopper. My mustard cover crop grew a lot faster than I had anticipated or maybe it is time has passed by a … Continue reading I want more things – fancy things…
BANG – it’s autumn. It is like someone has just flipped a switch. I woke at my usual time, although admittedly for the last week or so I have been sleeping a little longer, and was shocked to find it dark and cold. This isn’t how it is supposed to be. We are supposed to be easing ourselves into the cooler weather, not confronted with … Continue reading I thought about putting on socks!
