Ok so I’ve done some thinking…. About how I will tackle the next season. But I’d like to say that this is as convoluted as getting my head around crop rotation in the first place! Once I realised this, I decided I’d do it once and do it right, and then each autumn I can come back here as all the thinking necessary will have … Continue reading Wrapping my head around the cool season
Today is hot. There is a gentle breeze coming off the sea, but in the microclimate of my garden, the wind speed monitor is turning lazily without a care in the world. The hot sun beats down on the black sand paths, bouncing the heat from the dark surface, making it impossible to walk across barefoot. The golden brown of the spent grasses on the … Continue reading Summer can’t last forever
Things have been so slow in the garden this week. Mostly because it has been raining. I am determined not to complain or bleat about this state of weather so I have gone out into the garden today and found some bright side stuff so I can feel good about my gardenless week. I’m sure next week will be better. I have an exciting project … Continue reading Five photo Friday
The in between season. I’ve still got things in the growing in the garden. But not a lot and they are close to being labelled ‘past it.’ But they are still there needing to be eaten. There isn’t much that can be grown at this time of year. But I can technically plant some things, but even that is fraught with problems. For example I … Continue reading This is such a weird time of year
Walking into the garden today I was greeted with that delightful aroma of freshly cut grass. It is like a lingering scent of summer as if to say, but wait – the season isn’t completely over yet, there are still things to be done and still things to be had. And there are indeed plenty of things to do. I have to look at things … Continue reading Sowing and Reaping.
Oh my gosh it was so cold! The temperature plummeted this afternoon to 8.5°C. While that may not be cold by most folks standards, it is for us! Areas barely south of us (well areas at least 160km south east of us) got some snow. We always miss out on the fun stuff. We never get snow. Well aside from the brief flurry in 2010 … Continue reading I thought it was going to snow.
My latest big thing is cover crops. In the past I was a fair weather gardener and once I got tired of zucchini or picking tomatoes became a hassle I would just stop gardening and walk away. Although to give myself a bit of credit here the crops had entered the end of season manky stage where they were lacking the same degree of quality … Continue reading How do you dig in your cover crops?
