Things I want to achieve in October 2025 September was a big month, I’ve worked really hard in the garden, focusing on long overdue tasks that had been left on the list too long because they were big or complicated. Most of these tasks will help in the long run towards making the garden low maintenance. For all the success I’ve crossing things off the … Continue reading Garden list for October
All in a morning’s work I’m a under a bit of pressure this season with a lot to be done in a short amount of time, in and out of the garden. To be fair if it was just the garden I’d be pottering along quite happily. But life is about balance, so the things beyond the garden influence the time I have available to … Continue reading All in a morning’s work
A good streak In light of some pretty serious long-term goals, I’ve been hyper focused on the garden and getting stuff done. The days end with a satisfying ache in the bones that comes from an effort well spent. Not to be confused with pushing myself to the point of exhaustion of breakage. I’ve been there recently with my finger physio episode. My best advice … Continue reading A good streak.
Long term plans I have been super busy in the garden lately and it feels good. Well for my mental wellbeing. Progress is being made and I should easily be ready for the summer. Not so much in my body. I’ve been working muscles that haven’t seen action for a few months. Although to be fair with each garden session I appear to be a … Continue reading Long term plans
Things I want to achieve in October 24 October is the month where the growing season well and truly kicks off. 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. It is when I question the size of the garden the most! The … Continue reading Garden list for October
My ‘Did-dah’ moment I have been working on a project for a very long time. When I say working on it, I mean thinking about it. And when I say thinking about it, it is more of a guilt induced frenzy full of woulda, coulda and shoulda. I thought making the family give it to me as a Mother’s Day present would make it happen … Continue reading My ‘Did-dah’ moment
I have a really exciting opportunity coming up that will take me away from the garden for 20 days from the end of the month. It is garden related so there will be more on that later. But in order to prepare for an extended absence in spring – the busiest time of all the seasons I have had to be organised and work really … Continue reading I may have taken on too much
The garden has been so patient, waiting for me and the weather. Getting this garden planted out is really happening in fits and starts. Yesterday was so foggy, misty, and drizzly that it wasn’t worth going out. It was the kind of humid that soaks into your bones and I decided not to attempt it. The last thing I need right now is to catch … Continue reading Wait one moment, I’ll be with you directly.
Knowing the garden has good access to water is one of those things that takes a weight off my mind for the season ahead. The water tanks are in a good place going into summer. They aren’t completely full; I think we have more storage capacity than our small roof can capture. Maybe we should have moved a bigger house onto the land! But I … Continue reading This is turning out to be a strange season
(A paid post with the good people from GARDENA NZ) The thing I love about the garden is there is always something new to do or discover. But the knock on effect of this is there are some things that were once new to you that you just wouldn’t be without. And one of those things is irrigation.  The garden is big and to water … Continue reading Sorting out the watering
