Great news, the sun is shining, the builders are back, and things are happening. Although it was a little chilly this morning.  It has just dawned on me that I’ll be building my new garden in the winter. Well, I always knew it, but from the balmy warmth of summer, all my imaginings were of nice days. There will be nice days, once any frosts … Continue reading Just add loads of the good stuff
With the trauma of the recent storm behind us and any bad weather ahead of us already firmly blamed on the fact it is the school holidays because it always happens that way. The moment they go back in a couple of weeks the sun will be shining and it will be the best conditions we will have seen in a long time. The house … Continue reading Chunky to Tiny
When you think about human health, what we need to keep us going seems simple in some respects: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water, vitamins, and minerals. But these can come from varied sources and our diets are a wonderful combination of so many things, so we get what we need. I remember from my school days being taught that if all else fails, a boiled egg … Continue reading What’s on the menu?
Over the last week we got a bit side tracked from the study of the soil, what with Easter and April Fools – I think my 24 carrot gold seeds were a bit too subtle… maybe I should have spray painted 24 carrots gold! Anyway…. The other exciting distraction over the last week is the house has arrived, but I’ll share more of that with … Continue reading Welcome in
I find if I want to figure out how something works it is important to know everything. I’m not very good at accepting things at face value if it means I’m not quite clear on how it works. Except possibly the remote control on the TV. That is way beyond me and I freely admit to asking the kids to switch it from X-box mode … Continue reading Soaking in the Science
On my journey to understanding my sandy soil from the plant to the soil, we have already found that the plant pretty much sucks up the water from the soil and releases it out of the leaves as water vapour in some kind of super pump delivering the nutrients along the way. There are other uses for the water in the plant, but we’re just … Continue reading The root of the problem
Just to recap – I am on a journey to understanding my sandy soil that has taken me into the murky depths of soil and plant science to find clarity. I am trying to understand the reason behind things, so it makes sense as to why we do things. Just saying plants absorb nutrients from the soil is all good and well when you have … Continue reading How do plants work?
