SARAH THE GARDENER
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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…
Read MoreThe Big Spring Clean
The busyness has haunted me for weeks, shadowing my every move. It has caused me to leave a trail of debris behind me because I have been so focussed that tidying up isn’t thought of as part of the task,…
Read MoreHow do you dig in your cover crops?
My latest big thing is cover crops. In the past I was a fair weather gardener and once I got tired of zucchini or picking tomatoes became a hassle I would just stop gardening and walk away. Although to give…
Read MoreI want more things – fancy things…
A garden shredder would be nice, it would help alleviate the pain I am currently experiencing in my finger. Either that or some kind of gardening guillotine. The more I think about it the more the want becomes a need….
Read MoreThis is the last day of the worst month of spring.
I should really remember it every year as a hard month, but my enthusiasm and sheer determination tends to make me forget that I have the same struggle every year. September – the middle spring month is just yucky. It…
Read MoreThere are only 16 days left in spring…
And I still haven’t finished planting out the garden. I feel like I am in some kind of race against time to get it all done. Most of the time the weather is my friend and it is warm and…
Read MoreThe sweet blessing of rain.
I never in a million years would be guessed that I would be pleased to see rain, so soon after the recent weeks of heavy rain and sodden soil. But I am. Just a few short weeks ago we were…
Read MoreIt’s been a bit of a broken week….
I keep breaking things! I broke a blueberry, a new tool, broke my budget, broke a nail and very nearly broke Hubby the Un-Gardener! Spring is really starting to kick in, the days are getting much warmer, although a sudden…
Read MoreYesterday was one of those ‘out of season’ magical days.
We woke to a foggy morning, but then that isn’t out of the ordinary down here on the swamp. But to our surprise it cleared to be the most incredible day ever! …well in a long while. It was one…
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