In an effort to Make May Count, and not have it disappear out from under me in a blur of lethargy and can’t be botheredness… I am pushing myself to get out there and do things. Any things. Chores that are long overdue and exciting things that I have yet to come up with but will bring joy as I do them. It is hard … Continue reading Pea wrangling
This is an easy sector for me to plan as most things don’t move. There are two asparagus beds and they have already had all the attention they need for the start of the season. All I have to do is wait for the first delish spears to pop up, which should be some time around August. I am a little worried though that some … Continue reading Planning the Garden – Stuck in the Middle
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
My poor garden is suffering from a bit of neglect that goes a little deeper than the usual seasonal overload and fatigue. There have been secret projects, general unwellness and a storm. The garden is a little … messy. Looking at it fills me with a touch of shame and despair. How could I have let it get so bad. But in the busyness … Continue reading After the Storm
As part of my cool season planting program I have taken care of my pea needs and sown what should be a great crop. Aside from knowing that now is a good time to sow the seeds from past experience, the garden also told me it was time. Fallen peas from the spring crop had begun to pop up all over the bed, despite having … Continue reading I’ve pea’d in the garden
There is still a lot to be done in the garden. I never really seem to be completely on top of it, and so when I venture out into the garden for my daily session of green fingered goodness the decision of where to start can often be overwhelming. The grass I didn’t mow last time because it was too hot, a few days later … Continue reading Sometimes decisions are made for you.
After weeks of frenzied activity I have awoken to a beautiful blue sky day that already has a bit of heat in it. It is going to be a glorious day. It will be a fabulous Boxing Day. Christmas, unfortunately didn’t start off so kind. It was grey, with a hint of misty rain (the kind of rain that is no good to man nor … Continue reading How the Garden made Christmas Special
After a hard fought battle, the birds have won. The horrid little blighters. If they weren’t so chirpy and fluffy and cute I would really dislike them. But waking to the sound of their magnificent dawn chorus, accompanied by the crowing of Chicken the Rooster, they are forgiven for completely destroying my chances of an early pea crop. I should by now be nibbling on … Continue reading Cutting my losses.
After and extraordinary amount of rain, and a crazy week filled with so much non gardening, and chuck in a couple of sick kids and my gardening action has been somewhat limited. However a break in the weather and a pause in all the doing, I was able to steal a few moments to get my hands dirty. There is still so much to do, … Continue reading Finally Peas Reign in my Garden
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
