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(A paid post with the good people from GARDENA NZ) Historically, back in the day I was a bit of a malingerer, I would be slow to clear away the seasons end. Not because I was lazy, but to acknowledge…
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Category: GARDENING, Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, cover crop, Early Autumn, Gardena Handspreader M, GARDENA NZ, GARDENING, garlic, March, Mustard cover crop, New Zealand, Paid Partnership, Sarah the Gardener, Sponsored Post, vegetable gardening
At this time of year, the harvest settles down to a trickle. And the immediate demands from the garden aren’t nearly as intense as they were a month ago. Now that we are passed the autumn equinox it is easy…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: Coastal gardening, Cowboy candy, Early Autumn, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, March, New Zealand, peppers, preparing pumpkins for storage, pumpkins, Sarah the Gardener
It has been a long and difficult couple of weeks outside of the garden. Sometimes life is like that but that makes the garden all the more of a sanctuary from all that worries you. Fortunately, there hasn’t been too…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: Coastal gardening, Early Autumn, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Making the most of what you have, March, muehlenbeckia, New Zealand, protecting Rhubarb, Sarah the Gardener, weaving a wind break, Wind break, windbreak
Every year I sow melon seeds with great anticipation. I like a bit of variety with my melons and I have the room, so I start off with Sugar Baby Watermelon. It is always reliable and even in a poor…
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Category: COOKING, GARDENING
Tags: Coastal gardening, Don't let things go to waste if you have taken the time to grow it, Early Autumn, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Making jam, March, Melon Jam, melons, New Zealand, Rockmelon, Sarah the Gardener
I have a lot on my computer gardening plate. But I need to keep my hand in the soil to keep the garden on track and stop my eyes going square in front of the screen. It is so nice…
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Category: GARDENING
Tags: Bird of paradise seedlings, caring for lime trees, Cats in the garden, Coastal gardening, dogs in the garden, Early Autumn, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, March, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener
Staying busy is a great way to keep your mind from the worries of the world for a while. While in lock down it is so tempting to be glued to each and every update that comes in, seemingly by…
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Category: Bite sized blog posts, Uncategorized
Tags: Bite sized blog post, Coastal gardening, Early Autumn, Finishing projects, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, March, Monday Message, New Zealand, stay safe
Although for many ways for me it still feels a little normal. Because I’m not a great extrovert and so staying at home and potting about in my garden is my favourite thing to do. So, I ordinarily I don’t…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, Early Autumn, GARDENING, gardening through covid 19, Go home stay home, Growing Vegetables, Lockdown, March, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe, Staying at home
Do what you can to stay safe. 💚 It is indeed strange times. I’m doing well. It hasn’t reached into my area yet, but everyone is cautious. My community is being sensible and there is food in the supermarket and seedlings…
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Category: Bite sized blog posts, Uncategorized
Tags: Bite sized blog post, Coastal gardening, Early Autumn, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, March, Monday Message, New Zealand, stay safe
I have a garden group visiting the garden today, probably the last for a while. But I do love having groups coming to visit, first and foremostly to share the garden love, as there is always the opportunity for it…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, Early Autumn, End of season clean up, garden visit, GARDENING, Grow something new, Growing Vegetables, March, New Zealand, Panic tidying, Sarah the Gardener, Tidying the garden
You should always grow at least one thing you’ve never grown before. You never know – you might find a new LOVE. This season I’ve grown Lady Godiva pumpkin, grown for the seeds not the flesh. It is almost too…
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Category: Bite sized blog posts, Uncategorized
Tags: Bite sized blog post, Coastal gardening, Early Autumn, GARDENING, Grow something new, Growing Vegetables, March, Monday Message, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener
