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After my foolhardy fall, and the ensuing set back while I recovered, I came to the realisation I had stretched myself too thin. As I tried to catch up again, I realised just how much of a thin line I…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: April, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, Garden maintenance, GARDENING, Getting help, Growing Vegetables, linseed oil, Mid Autumn, New projects, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, weeds
It is amazing how much you can get done when everything is pointing in the right direction. Yesterday I was very intentional with my objectives. All my urgent affairs had been taken care of, the weather was suitable for a…
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Category: GARDENING, Uncategorized
Tags: April, carrots, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, crop rotation, Early garlic, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Mid Autumn, New Zealand, peas, Sarah the Gardener, weeds
Or is it? Depending on how you look at it today is the last day of summer, or it isn’t. Going by the meteorological system that divides the seasons by the calendar says today – the last day in February…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: Astronomical seasons, autumn, Coastal gardening, cool season crops, Cover crops, end of summer, February, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Summer, Meteorological seasons, New Zealand, rain, Sarah the Gardener, summer is too hot
Ok, it is Tuesday, and I may have started without you, but I think I have formulated a vague plan for the week to get ahead and become spring ready. According to my countdown to spring giveaway over on my…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: August, Building windbreak, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, finding a balance, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Winter, Lockdown, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, The big to-do list, Towards being spring ready
After months and months of a relatively normal existence, we find ourselves once again in lockdown. I trust that our country is doing the right thing to keep us safe as Delta attempts to darken our door. In the meantime,…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: August, Building windbreak, Cleaning the greenhouse, Coastal gardening, Countdown to spring giveaway, Cover crops, finding a balance, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Winter, Lockdown, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Spring cleaning, The big to-do list, Towards being spring ready
And it certainly isn’t waiting for this gardener! I have been in and out of the garden this week, but I can say without a shadow of doubt, I’m not progressing with my spring preparations as quickly as I’d like. …
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Category: GARDENING, Uncategorized
Tags: August, Building windbreak, Cleaning the greenhouse, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, finding a balance, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Winter, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Spring cleaning, The big to-do list, Towards being spring ready
… And hunkering down when it’s not. It has been a difficult week. There were days when the sun shone down on us like it was spring and days that felt like winter was making us pay for some unknown…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: bad weather, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, GARDENING, good weather, Growing Vegetables, July, Mid Winter, New Zealand, Rock building, Sarah the Gardener, Towards being spring ready
This week couldn’t have been more contrasting if it tried. The first 3 days was constant rain, high winds with frequent gusts up to or at 150 km/h, hail coming in sideways and fast, and some thunder and lightning thrown…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: bad weather, Clearing asparagus, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, GARDENING, good weather, Growing Vegetables, July, Mid Winter, New season, New Zealand, Rock building, Sarah the Gardener, Towards being spring ready, yams
I have spent a lot of time trying to put all my ducks in a row so I can stay on top of things this winter. Ordinarily winter is a time to wind down and ease up on the gardening,…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: Coastal gardening, Cover crops, Digging in cover crops, Early Winter, GARDENING, June, Listen along, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Towards being spring ready, welcome to winter, Winter plans
Next week is the school holidays. Not that the teen lads need much attention during the holidays, but the dynamic changes in the household and so any routine I find myself in during normal weekdays just flies out the window. …
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Category: GARDENING, Uncategorized
Tags: April, book launch, Coastal gardening, Cover crops, Flower press, Gardenerd, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Jasper the Dog, Mid Autumn, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Sowing winter crop seeds