SARAH THE GARDENER
Real Gardening in my Real Garden
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Just add loads of the good stuff
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…
Read MoreChunky to Tiny
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…
Read MoreHow bad can it be?
A few weeks I asked this question in jest in response to the winter weather conditions. I now know exactly how bad it could be. We have just been through a terrible storm and it would seem it isn’t called…
Read MoreWhat’s on the menu?
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…
Read MoreWelcome in
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…
Read MoreAs good as gold…
I am always up for a challenge and when I saw these fancy carrot seeds I just had to have them. They weren’t cheap, but I think it will be worth the investment in the long run. Germination can be…
Read MoreCollecting apples for crushing
Currently, in my gardenless state, any opportunity to get up close and personal with any kind of gardening and I’m in. Even a rain soaked autumnal day won’t dampen my enthusiasm, so when I was invited to help pick apples…
Read MoreSoaking in the Science
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…
Read MoreSweet Chilli Goodness
I don’t know about you but I needed a break from all that heavy sciency stuff. You should see what I have been looking into for us next! I do have to say it has been a great distraction from…
Read MoreThe root of the problem
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…
Read MoreWHO AM I?
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