SARAH THE GARDENER
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New Season – New Friends
Winter made a dramatic entrance today, but was all puff and no substance. It was all fog, but not really cold – not in the standard winter scheme of things. Once the fog lifted it was a lovely sunny, mild…
Read MoreSigns of Spring
And so we have come to the final day of winter. When it comes to the spring and summer I prefer to go by the calendar as it brings the desirable seasons to me quicker. However for Autumn and Winter,…
Read MoreCitrus sabotage most fowl!
I have tried really hard to grow a lemon tree or even any kind of citrus for that matter and over the years I have failed miserably. Then recently I thought I’d try again, but I would kill two birds…
Read MoreThere is an egg in my bucket!
I am so excited. In this battle of wills of me versus the chickens, I appear to be winning. I’ll leave them on lock down for a little bit longer just so they know who is boss! Thanks to everyone…
Read MoreIf you taunt me, I will lock you up.
I finished mowing the orchard and it looks great. Now I need to focus on pruning and other winter orchard management things – once I find out what they are. As I was going up and down mowing my lovely…
Read MoreI’m going through a soup phase.
It was my bookkeeping Tuesday and I don’t know if it was because it was cold or I really don’t like it all that much – but it took forever to do. I should have been outside and into the…
Read MoreThings to do in the garden
I didn’t do anything in the garden for two main reasons. Number one – The temperature dropped quite dramatically. We have been used to a quite balmy 15°C average so far through most of the winter and when the sun…
Read MoreFinally it is done.
There is nothing more to do in the chicken coop. I went out bright and early and purchased some wood long enough to span the space to give the chickens somewhere to sit. There was already a horizontal post on…
Read MoreI have achieved something pretty cool!
I have built an extension on our chicken coop and I’m pretty stoked with how well it came out. When we first moved here the people kept a lot of budgies and other pretty birds in an aviary in the…
Read MoreTragedy has occurred.
Our wee stolen chicken, known as Iggy, passed away peacefully tonight. I don’t think there is anything more we could have done, as she never really got the hang of balance, and was wobbly on her feet. She was so…
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