The change of season happens with the back end of August, so I have five days left dwell in the dying days of winter. The weather is supposed to be a mixed bag of rain, sun, and cold and then unsurprisingly the forecast for the first few days of spring are almost identical to the last days of winter so I don’t imagine there will … Continue reading This time next week we will officially be in the season of spring.
Yesterday was a day of two halves. In the morning is was wet and miserable – with rain drops so fat and heavy that it seemed to come in monsoon proportions. But the ground was already overflowing so the new rainfall just lay on the top of the lawn, with only the tips of the as yet un-mown grass poking through a sea of mud … Continue reading Another Yesterday full of excitement.
We woke to a foggy morning, but then that isn’t out of the ordinary down here on the swamp. But to our surprise it cleared to be the most incredible day ever! …well in a long while. It was one of those blue sky days without a cloud, without a breath of wind. But what made it special was it was warm. There wasn’t a … Continue reading Yesterday was one of those ‘out of season’ magical days.
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.
This morning we woke to a heavy frost and clear blue skies, but strangely it wasn’t at all cold. There didn’t seem to be that chill factor that normally accompanies a frost. It is quite strange, it’s been like it for the last couple of days and according to the weather forecast it is supposed to continue for the next week. That’s another SEVEN days! … Continue reading Oh what a stunning day.
I have been absent for quite some time. Sorry. I haven’t been doing nothing, I have been blogging – just not here. I created 53 blogs over 95 days outlining the ups and downs of spring and early summer veggie growing. For my efforts I picked up a minor prize of a couple of gardening books. Yay! Well it would have been rude to go … Continue reading Where the heck have I been?
The problem is I love my garden. I’m not the greatest gardener in the world and my garden can best be described as “rustic.” But it is my little slice of paradise that I can indulge myself, taking comfort from the knowledge that my family are being fed food that is not only healthy, fresh, has a low carbon footprint, low air miles, is cheap … Continue reading I feel like I am walking a fine line in a balancing act and may spread myself too thin.
It’s not really possible to plant ‘all year round plants’ directly into our ground – unless they are suited to being submerged for a couple of months! It has been suggested I grow rice in the off season. Normally around this time of year the ground is a soggy boggy mess but this year I thought it would be different. It had been dry for … Continue reading What is that splash of red in among the daffodils?
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
I’m the kind of person who can get distracted by the garden quite easily. I was supposed to be doing some businessy stuff and went out to the office in search of a pen. In this digital age it seems like quite an odd thing to need a pen! (I still have to scan and file the forms before I send them off – would … Continue reading Yet more babies….. Spring is in the Air
