There are only three days until spring and I am super excited. I have been working so hard recently to get the garden ready for the next stage in its journey. I have also been working hard to try and make things easy to manage going into a season of busy. I figure if I have systems and routines in place the garden – apart … Continue reading Spring Ready
I knew it would be a big job, that’s why I’d been putting it off. I started half heartedly a week ago, just sorting the clutter that had built up on the benches and trying to find homes elsewhere for it.  That is one of the reasons I pickled the shallots the other day as they were still in the dome from the summer and … Continue reading Dome Done
So, I’m making great progress with my To Do list. I’ve been ticking off things left, right and centre in the computer gardening department and we can firmly lay that at the feet of the rainy days we had this week. My weather station is telling me we had 18.6mm for the week and 16mm was from yesterday. So, there was no alternative but to … Continue reading A lesson in why you shouldn’t procrastinate
The weather has been exceptionally strange – it has felt more like Late Spring than Late Winter. The boffins are suggesting a bit of a seasonal reset will be happening soon and normal winter conditions will return. But they have been wrong before and I have yet to decide what is normal in this frostless place. I have been trying my best to get ahead … Continue reading Week 2 of the last month of winter
What is it about the passing of time that sets of fear in my heart? Yet another chunk of my life is passing me by and what am I doing with it? According to my ever growing ‘to do’ list – not enough. To be honest I’m being hard on myself. I have extra limitations holding me back – ie that annoying inconvenience called MS, … Continue reading Another new month.
I have been determined to get things straightened out ready for the spring. However, my biggest weakness is procrastination and the bigger the mess the more likely I will put things off.   The most pressing need right now is the dome… it is a huge mess as it has been a dumping ground for months. I need it ship shape and spick and span ready … Continue reading Pickled Avoidance
It has been a bit windy recently. There have been three storms in as many weeks. But this is expected from midwinter. However the thought there are just 40 days until spring has caused me a little consternation.  It is so easy to think winter is a long boring season with plenty of time to tackle projects and get things in order ready for the … Continue reading Windswept
I feel for my poor strawberries.  Before we moved to the coast I had repotted extra runners into pots, but at the time I had no reason to do it, I just didn’t want to waste them.  Then when the decision to move came about, aside from all the roller coaster emotions that go with an unexpected move, I was pleased my earlier self had … Continue reading Protecting the strawberries
For a deeply obsessed gardener there is no good time to go on holiday as there is always something to do or something to watch out for.  But I took my hand off the controls at what seems like a safe time. The onion and garlic are in, the asparagus has been taken care of and the strawberries have been planted out. The seedlings in … Continue reading You turn your back for a few days…..
I’ve been on holiday. It was an impromptu decision but one well worth it. You really can’t beat quality time with family. And my Mum is a bit of a gardener so the allure of a visit is all the more tempting. She lives 6 hours south of us, but still on the west coast so her beach is just an extension of our beach… … Continue reading Snow… or is it?
