Room 2 of the Palace

Garden list for October

Things I want to achieve in October 24 October is the month where the growing season well and truly kicks off.Β  The start of the month is generally a little panicked at my end getting the last preparations for the season done, to set the growing season up with a good foundation.Β  It is when I question the size of the garden the most!Β  The … Continue reading Garden list for October

Sept garden

Garden list for September

Things I want to achieve in September 24 August was a bit of a right off.Β  With 2 weeks travelling and then a post travel lurgy that is still lingering, not a lot got crossed off my August list, so the new list has a lot of old things rolled over. We are now in meteorological spring; however, this doesn’t mean all that much as … Continue reading Garden list for September

The garden

Garden List for August

Things I want to achieve in August 24 This list is a little late and the month has been cut short, however with the work I did before I took a much-needed break and my new desire to fill the garden with joy not stress, the list isn’t that bad.Β  There is still plenty of time until I’m planting warm season crops so for the … Continue reading Garden List for August

Erlicheer Daffodils

New Month, New Things To Do

New Month, New Things To Do A pinch and a punch for the first of the month.Β  I couldn’t have been more aware of the passing of time this winter.Β  I feel like spring is closer than normal due to some commitments we have in August.Β  So, I’m pretty much counting this winter as a two-month thing.Β  Unfortunately, I have higher expectations for what I’d … Continue reading New Month, New Things To Do

Matariki

Garden List for July

Things I want to achieve in July 24 For me this is pretty much the last month of winter due to commitments in August, so I need to work smarter not harder – although there will be a lot of hard work ahead.Β  But I can’t afford to wear myself out.Β  So, these are the things I’m going to work towards.Β  Some are essential for … Continue reading Garden List for July

Winter view

β€œWinter is a season of recovery and preparation.” β€” Paul Theroux

SEE THE BIG LIST OF THINGS I HOPE TO DO IN JUNE 2024. The garden is paved with good intentions and there is always a possibility I’ll get to everything on the list but more than likely some things will roll over to next month or next year and some will loose relevance.Β  Tasks not on the list may get done in a unexpected side … Continue reading β€œWinter is a season of recovery and preparation.” β€” Paul Theroux

Fraught with Frustration

There is something to be said for being in the garden every day and just doing little and often.Β  Over the heat of the summer the garden didn’t really need a lot and aside from constant watering and regular harvesting, it wasn’t much of a commitment at all, really – especially as the heat often drove me out of the garden before I had fully … Continue reading Fraught with Frustration

Will there be tomatoes in the garden this October?

This weekend is a weekend like no other – it is the weekend deemed safe for plants to be planted out without fear of frost.Β  Having said that, it is date based on averages and so there have still been killing frosts recorded beyond that, well into November.Β  Having said that I didn’t get a single frost in my new environment all winter, so I’m … Continue reading Will there be tomatoes in the garden this October?