I think there has been a misunderstanding: I wanted pickles not prickles!

The kids have finally gone back to school and the weather has naturally turned to being the ideal summer weather. It happens every year. Iffy weather prevents the kids getting into really enjoying the summer holidays and then they go back to school and it is perfect! But to be fair we did have some nice days in January. And so far in February we … Continue reading I think there has been a misunderstanding: I wanted pickles not prickles!

Sarah the GardenerFebruary 3, 201423 Comments

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Where did January go?

Seriously – I turn around and there is one day left of this first month of the year. The tomatoes are laden and I really need to find the time and energy to get out there, harvest them and then do something with them. I haven’t done such a fabulous job of keeping on top of the zucchinis and I find I have more marrows … Continue reading Where did January go?

Sarah the GardenerJanuary 31, 201421 Comments

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I’m too tired for words…

I have slaved away in the garden and have evicted all weeds, mowed all the grass, and harvest so much fabulous food that I can barely lift my fingers to type. Luckily a picture is worth a thousand words so this should technically be my longest post EVER! Come again soon… so much has happened and I have so much to tell you – I … Continue reading I’m too tired for words…

Sarah the GardenerJanuary 15, 201426 Comments

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Someone stuck a festive period in the middle of my growing season.

I spend all winter dreaming of my perfect garden. I put things in place to improve on last year. Mistakes were learnt from. I carefully selected seeds and dug sodden, cold dirt and carefully removed all trace of weed so this one would be the best season ever. The plants are planted with care and start to really get going and there is a hint … Continue reading Someone stuck a festive period in the middle of my growing season.

Sarah the GardenerJanuary 6, 201424 Comments

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It may have been silly to promise to blog every day in the silly season!

A round of Christmas doos, a nativity play, excessive amounts of shopping (and we’re still not done) alongside the general management of life has meant not only has the garden been neglected, but so has the talking about it! So in summary – the grass is longer than ever, there are more weeds than veggies, my spuds got blight and we have continued to eat … Continue reading It may have been silly to promise to blog every day in the silly season!

Sarah the GardenerDecember 10, 201315 Comments

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We need to interrupt this gardening saga for real life to take over.

Normal blogging will resume imminently. The rain has stopped but the ground is still really soggy. I went into the garden to have a look but was daunted by what I saw. Not that I was able to do anything about it, if I wanted to, as outer-garden commitments are demanding attention and must have their needs met. That and I’m getting a bit knackered. … Continue reading We need to interrupt this gardening saga for real life to take over.

Sarah the GardenerDecember 6, 20134 Comments

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Madness in the night.

It rained again all day. The puddles were so deep in the car park of a store I visited, I took my shoes off and rolled up my jeans and sloshed through the water to get back to the car barefoot! But the garden is in the same state. It is really waterlogged. Two days of solid rain have caused that. Funny enough I still … Continue reading Madness in the night.

Sarah the GardenerDecember 5, 201312 Comments

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Are you sure it’s summer?

I woke up this morning to rain. And it felt cold with it. It wasn’t really cold, it was 21°C, it just felt like it because it was so grey and miserable. Gardening was not possible – well… a determined fanatic would get out there and do something, but today that fanatic was not me. On other occasions it would have been, but not today. … Continue reading Are you sure it’s summer?

Sarah the GardenerDecember 4, 20138 Comments

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Well that was a waste of time.

Encouraged by comments to re-look at the irrigation but with a smaller hose to increase the pressure, I set about investigating the irrigation bits and bobs that are most commonly available as individual pieces at most hardware stores here. I went on to the company website to look at my options and found a really cool application where I could load in my garden dimensions. … Continue reading Well that was a waste of time.

Sarah the GardenerDecember 3, 201314 Comments

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Epic fail.

I had the best idea. I want to make it easy for my lovely friend who will be looking after the place over Christmas. She isn’t a gardener, but is looking forward to spending some relaxing time in the country. The thing is, it will be the height of summer and so the garden will need a lot of water. To make sure her holiday … Continue reading Epic fail.