Things I want to achieve in September 2025 Spring is here – hooray! It is a little weird this year as I’m ‘going early’. The garden is a lot closer to being spring ready than it normally is, but there is still plenty to do. Hopefully, I’ve gained some time by doing things last month that I’d ordinarily have do this month. It does feel … Continue reading Garden list for September
Things I want to achieve in August 2025 I’m launching into this month with trepidation. All the things I normally do at this time of year are demanding my attention in order to be ‘spring ready’. But just to add to the mix I’m testing my microclimate boundaries and will be starting all my seeds about a month earlier than usual. This fills me with … Continue reading Garden list for August
Things I want to achieve in July 2025 It is never too late to have a fresh start. The first week of July was spent doing a bit of travel and spending time with family. Arriving back to the garden seems like the perfect time to do a seasonal reset. I’ve had my break and now it is time to throw myself into the garden … Continue reading Garden list for July.
Downsizing It has been drawn to my attention that I don’t need to grow as much food as I was now that our hollow legs have flown the nest. We are getting used to life as empty nesters and the teen lads are flourishing out in the world. So, I am no longer a Mum providing for my family. It would seem I’ve become something … Continue reading Downsizing
Now is a good time to start to organise for the new growing season. With hope in my heart, I began taking dreaming about the next season to the next level and started making plans. Last season was a complete washout – literally! I only used my irrigation system a couple of times. Ironically, the only time it should have been used but wasn’t, was … Continue reading Turning dreams into plans Â
These days I have been working my way though all the winter projects on my to do list at a great rate of knots. With only 34 days until the start of spring – not counting today, I feel like I will arrive at the start of the new season, more organised and more in control than I ever have been before!  But not … Continue reading Just an Ordinary Day
I’ve missed you all and I don’t know how I managed to leave it so long before getting in touch. I haven’t stopped or anything. In fact, quite the opposite. I’ve had my most productive June ever.    I think the expression – ‘if you want anything done, ask a busy person to do it’ sums up my days recently.  I had a large computer gardening project on, … Continue reading I’ve been too busy to chat.
It is the beginning of midwinter with just over 60 days until spring – not that I’m counting and as I look around the garden not all is as it seems. There are the usual midwinter things like onion seedlings still trying to stand up, a vast array of brassica doing their thing and garlic growing from strength to strength. There are empty beds, some … Continue reading  Out of sorts
We are still in the grasp of midwinter, but the grip of winter is loosening. Late winter starts in a few days and with that the planning and preparation for the summer garden has amped up a gear. I have gone through my seed collection, double checked the packets to make sure there are still seeds within the little foil parcels, decided if there is … Continue reading Shelving ideas
After being away for 10 days I was champing at the bit to get out into the garden and check out how it fared in my absence. To be honest I wasn’t really worried as there isn’t much going on compared to leaving a full-blown summer garden. In winter things are unhurried and harvesting isn’t required on a daily basis and things grow slowly.  A … Continue reading Did the Garden Miss Me?
