The tomatoes are off to a great start. As usual I started too many seeds. I have decided this stems from a fear of something going wrong at the seedling stage and when it comes time to planting out I don’t have enough rather than having a heavy hand with the seeds. And I sow them in 6 cell seed trays and in spite of … Continue reading Off to a great start.
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.
For the last wee while I have been Big Picture Thinking, with my drive to get spring ready. But now we are in spring and as the garden wakes from its winter dormancy I’m finding things are moving fast. There is no room for standing there waxing lyrical about big projects and collective tasks required to complete things. The time has come for a list … Continue reading Small Picture Thinking
Except it is for me… I need it. But here in lockdown level 4 the local shops aren’t selling it. All I can hope is we nip this thing in the bud – and all signs show we can, and we are, so as soon as we drop a level, I can race out to the hardware store and contactlessly grab some cement. For many … Continue reading Cement is not essential
Day one of a new season and it feels like an opportunity for a fresh start of some sort, so long as I get off on the right foot. I always start spring on the 1st of September as it feels right for the weather conditions – although parts of the south woke up to snow today – but that is more of an anomaly … Continue reading Let the Spring Begin
Slowly but surely putting one foot in front of the other, the garden has been planted out. It came as a bit of a surprise as I was just doing the next job on the list without looking beyond it for fear of being overwhelmed. So, when I stood up, stretched, and looked around I was pleasantly surprised to find I’d made it to the … Continue reading I think I’ve caught up with myself
I no longer feel panicked and the season can finally start. I know I said it wasn’t a race and I had ages, but that seed sowing window was wide open and was calling me to climb through it. So I found a window of time, grabbed my seed packets and set about sowing seeds. I didn’t get them all done – just the vegies. … Continue reading Let’s get this season started
It certainly feels like it. Spring is four days old and I’ve done nothing about it. I just want to shake myself – ‘do you not realise it is spring – the season of seasons, the one you long for all year, the chance to sow all the seeds with wild abandon, with no guilt of going too early?’ Seriously – I need to give … Continue reading I’m Late, I’m Late
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
I love my dome. It is the coolest thing I think I have ever had built. But I have a bit of a problem with it… It is not ready. The builder has done his amazing bit and created it. He has even put in a concrete floor with a ramp, so I can get Wilbur the Wheelbarrow in easily if I need to. There … Continue reading Window Sill Gardening
