Don’t panic, this isn’t going to be a story of dread, terror and frenzied destruction. Dawn broke this morning on to what I hope will be a perfect day as this day is special. It’s not any old day – it’s the first day of spring. The seasons have changed and this is the season of new life. It’s the season that gardening can begin … Continue reading Goats love Kale.
And to be honest I can’t wait to see the back of it. While it hasn’t been all that cold really – not in the grand scheme of things, but I am so over the rain. Apparently we were blessed in July with twice the normal amount of rain for an average July and we have already gone past what is average for August. Just … Continue reading There is officially TEN days left of winter.
I have waited for this moment for such a long time, probably since about October last year. But then again most years it is long a waited – although not as long as I have waited this year. It is so exciting – it’s the start of something new. A new growing season. Today I sowed my first seeds. The peppers, chillies and eggplant. Experience … Continue reading And lastly… The Game is a foot.
I’m such an idiot. There I was the other night bleating on about how cold it was and taking lots of photos to prove it, when I should have been out there protecting my vulnerable plants with frost cloth! But to make matters worse, I was so absorbed in my project that I didn’t go out into the garden at all yesterday, so not only … Continue reading I am so cross with myself!
If you recall my last blog where I proudly presented little red goodies from my winter greenhouse, well since then things haven’t gone according to plan. The tomatoes were great – oh so sweet and yum, Oh how I missed you, fresh tomato. It doesn’t hurt that this is my all-time favourite tomato. It’s a wee cherry style called Strawberry Tomato. They were being sold … Continue reading I nearly killed Hubby the Un-Gardener
Normally winter is a barren and unproductive time in the garden, apart from the usual suspects that at this time of year are beginning to be regarded as boring – well the cauliflower is. I planted heaps without checking that the freezer was already full of them and to compound the problem I somehow planted a row I what I hoped to be broccoli for … Continue reading Splashes of red in a winter greenhouse – and a significant amount of rambling.
