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It was with great expectation I approached my Yam bed, also known as Oca. As far as I was concerned, I’d done all the right things, I’d fed and watered with a frequency that could be described as regular. I…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, Don't give up, garden failures, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, July, Mid Winter, miniature pumpkins, New Zealand, oca, Sarah the Gardener, Try again next season, yams
Well I did it, I grabbed a spade and pushed it into the sand, not just once but repeatedly. At the first metre of trench I celebrated. ‘This isn’t so bad.’ I may have even done a happy dance. I…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, digging, digging trenches, Early Winter, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Installing irrigation, irrigation, June, Neta Irrigation, New Zealand, preparing for spring, Sarah the Gardener
Well to be honest, not too shabby. The winds of last week are well behind us, although I have to say I am glad I wasn’t here. It isn’t so much the wind itself that bothers me but the horrendous…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, cuttings, Early Winter, elephant garlic, end of season asparagus, fog, GARDENING, growing asparagus, growing shallots, Growing Vegetables, June, Making soap, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, spacing out planting distances
It should have been an afternoon job, but as soon as I started it, I kept getting called away to other things and then I found I had underestimated the resources I needed and had to go out and get…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, Controlling the overflow from the tap, Drainage solutions, Early Winter, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, June, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, sink hole, Small project, water catcher
So much has happened in such a short space of time. Firstly, it is now winter. It is cold. I’m allowed to say that now. In autumn I was putting on a brave face, so while it was getting colder…
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Category: Uncategorized, VIDEO
Tags: Building a new shed, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, Early Winter, garden tour, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, June, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, time lapse video, winter garden, you tube
Did May Count? Were my efforts to prevent this month from slipping away worth it? Did I make a difference to my gardening journey? Historically this is a strange month and looking back over my previous blog posts for the…
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As we are only a year and a bit into this new property beside the coast, there are no trees. It didn’t come with trees and I haven’t quite got to the point of planting some – well not quite,…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: autumn leaves, Coastal gardening, Gardena, Gardena combisystem Adjustable Rake, Gardena Comfort Hand Rake, GARDENING, Late Autumn, Make May Count, Making Leaf Mould, May, New Zealand, Raking autumn leaves, Sarah the Gardener, sponsored
Today is a good day. The sun is shining brightly, but more importantly the wind has gone. It was really hard to Make May Count in such non-conducive conditions. However, I did get out there and battle the elements, well the…
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Today is a special day in my world. It is one year today since I got started on my garden. Before this it was a grazed by cows who didn’t appreciate the best view out across the ocean. But we…
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Category: Uncategorized, VIDEO
Tags: Coastal gardening, garden birthday, GARDENING, gardening journey, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, May, New garden, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Year old garden
It has been two weeks since I left my garden for a gorgeous spot on the coast and it has taken that long to start to feel comfortable with caravan living. We have slipped into a school term routine, so…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Caravan living, Coastal gardening, February, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late spring, new lifestyle, New Zealand, quality food, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener, temporary garden