In preparation for the coming of spring, I – like the birds – have been doing a bit of nesting. The beds are almost cleared. It is just the brassicas; the in ground mixed bed, although that is allowed to wait as it is my demonstration garden that I use to teach new and discouraged gardeners how to get it right, all through the season. … Continue reading Grand designs
…well maybe I’ll throw in a couple more rainbow beets as not all the colours have come out, but aside from that everything in the greenhouse is all there is going to be this season. Oh except for the beans and the corn which will be sown directly once the risk of frost has past – and I’ve weeded their beds. Oh and the successional … Continue reading Well that’s it – the last seeds have been sown.
I have become a bit complacent. The greenhouse is still not quite finished. It is just a couple of roof panes that need to go in, but I can’t do it by myself as I really don’t want to be climbing ladders with glass all by myself – it just seems a little bit too dangerous. So the plan is to climb the ladder safely … Continue reading That had to be the worst night ever!
It feels like something has been missing as I set about getting my garden spring ready. Each time I do something the words formulate in my head and I instantly reach for my camera. And then I’m like – “oh yeah – I’m on a break.” Well not any more. You didn’t think I’d be able to stay away for long did you? As we … Continue reading Gardening without blogging doesn’t feel right!
I was VERY calm when I heard the crash. I was even calm when I saw the mess. I surprised myself as to how calm I was when I realised it was my tiny pepper seedlings that were no longer on their warm heat mat, but lying about the floor with dirt and labels and little green leaves everywhere. The fact that I passed a … Continue reading The ups and downs of gardening.
If there is a bad time for a gardener to go on holiday then I would say it was either at the height of the harvest or two weeks before the last frost date. We went away during the last scenario. I can’t say I was very pleased. But Hubby the Un-Gardener landed a gig on a cruise ship and so I was forced to … Continue reading I didn’t mean to neglect my garden…
… With a passion. I hate it so much. I hate its stupid flimsy aluminium frame held together with crappy bolts that don’t hold together. I hate its supposedly wonderful new generation polycarbonate panels that just crack and perish under our searingly hot UV sun. It’s such a crappy design that even the insurance company won’t insure it – even though it cost me a … Continue reading I HATE MY GREENHOUSE…
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.
This was the worst summer ever! I’m surprized I managed to get any crops at all. I also feel all I did all summer was moan about the weather. But I feel vindicated now. All the news reports are coming in with exactly just how awful it really was. A quick Google search reveals headings such as: “Sunless: A summer in name only” “Who stuffed … Continue reading So much for my hopes of an Indian summer – we’re having a weather bomb instead!
Just a quick wee message: The first lot of seedlings are ready to be transferred from the seed raising mix into their own little pots. Check out my You Tube movie showing how I did it. There is even a clip of the baby chickens going “peep peep peep!” Come again soon – for more tales of how this spring is unfolding. Sarah the Gardener … Continue reading Potting Up Seedlings
