Well… not exactly. I have enough thyme. It is just it has been in the ground for so long now that the centre is dying out, despite the lush growth and the frequent clippings I’ve been giving it. It tastes so good in all my hearty winter dishes. Even with its bald patch in the centre, it seems determined to take over my herb garden, … Continue reading I’m running out of thyme
It was another gorgeous blue sky day today – the kind you can sense the spring in the air. Just a hint mind you. But that hint is enough to set hope and wishful thinking into action. Dreams of the perfect season fill my head. My instinct is to put on my gumboots and do a bit of digging. But alas no. Not today. I … Continue reading Did I mention spring is coming?
After weeks and weeks and weeks of cold weather (well aside from a brief trip to the sunny South Pacific, but that doesn’t count) I am ready for a change. I want to wake up and leap out of bed enthusiastically. Not sit there and shiver and dare myself to touch the cold floor. The calendar tells me that there is only 19 days left until … Continue reading Five things that say Spring is Coming! and one thing that says it isn’t.
It doesn’t get more exciting than this in the garden! Well actually the sowing the first seeds is pretty cool and then when one pops up has me jumping for joy. The first flash of red – be it strawberry or tomato is cause for celebration! But for now the boffins have declared the weather safe – there shall be no more frosts! possibly…. … Continue reading The big day is upon us….
Now that spring is being all springy and doing what it should, I have been out in the garden getting it all ready. I have been digging and weeding and weeding and digging and a lot of sowing and growing. Join me in a short tour of my veggie patch to check out what I have been up to. Come again soon – there is … Continue reading Come and see what is going on in my spring garden
My garden has suffered greatly at the hands of the weather. But the seasonal pull of summer is starting to make its influence felt. We have had three nice days in a row and the boffins have put 6 more shiny sunny images on its 10 day forecast. I think in this instance I will chose to believe them! It seems reasonable enough – the … Continue reading Rusty Garlic
If you look at stereotypical images of spring it is always blue skies and perfectly formed flowers and blossoms, delicate seedlings and maybe a gentle shower or two. I would have a hard job capturing any image that even remotely resembles this spring ideal. Winter won’t let go! It is cold – not spring chilly, but harsh winter cold. It is wet – not spring … Continue reading Winter, you have had your turn – go away
October is only two and a half days old and it is already a month of extremes. The first day was gorgeous. The sky was blue and the sun shone brightly and you could almost feel the summer in the air. The extended daylight savings hours had me out there pulling out weeds right into the evening hours. It felt amazing and I found myself … Continue reading Spring turmoil
I am watching rain going across the hills in the distance sideways and now it is so heavy I can’t see the hills at all. Seriously, when is all this going to stop! There is water everywhere. The ground is sodden and I don’t think it can take much more. In the last three days we have had over 40mm of rain, but not that … Continue reading Holding out for a pea!
A time to sow and time to launch. Now you may have noticed that I haven’t been as bloggy this last year as in previous years as I have been a bit distracted. I have written this most amazing kids gardening book PLAY IN THE GARDEN and it will be released in good book stores in New Zealand on September 5th. So super excited! When … Continue reading Spring is a season of new beginnings
