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I may have lied at the start of the Make May Count project. Well maybe not lie exactly, just stretched the truth when I said, “the garden is looking tidy and in control”. I had dark areas of shame. Mostly…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, compost, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, lime tree, Make May Count, May, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe, strawberries, weeding
I have been so busy Making May Count that I didn’t get a chance to share the excitement with you. Saturday was productive but in a more laid back way. I continued moving thousands of photos across to my super…
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Tags: changes, chiminea, Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Landscape design, Late Autumn, lime tree, Make May Count, May, Monday Message, mothers day, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe
I have to say I am rather glad I am trying to make the month count that is the least productive as far as effort required in the actual garden. I have spent way too long this week doing computer…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Do one more thing, Finding Motivation, fortnightly plant feed, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, garlic, greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, Make May Count, May, New Zealand, out of season sunflowers, peas, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe, strawberries
It was another mostly computer gardening day today and to be honest I didn’t mind being tucked up in my cosy office as the wind was howling and it was rather cold outside. Not exactly outside gardening weather. But what…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Homemade sriracha., Late Autumn, Make May Count, May, Mulato pepper, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Smoked chilies, stay safe
I have to say it is great to have electricity again, I really appreciate its value, especially when it enables my heater to heat my wee office because the temperatures have really dropped. However on the flip side of not…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, Make May Count, May, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, smoking chilies, stay safe
There is nothing like trying circumstances to make things happen. And as if the situation we find ourselves in right now isn’t trying enough, the step down to level 3 has meant the power company has gone back to work. …
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, Make May Count, May, New Zealand, No electricity, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe, Transplanting seedlings
Do something you have been putting off for ages. The weather isn’t exactly gardening weather and it seems it will be like that for the next few days. It would be easy enough to while away the time waiting for…
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Tags: Bite sized blog post, Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, Make May Count, May, Monday Message, New Zealand, Rainy days, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe
Ok, we are only three days into Make May Count and I didn’t do anything at all. But I have my excuses at the ready. It is Sunday, which is a day of rest, and I feel like I need…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Day of rest, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, Make May Count, May, New Zealand, Rainy days, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe
I do have to say, when you have a reason to be productive, other than the normal reasons, like it needs doing or you’re being paid for it, then you manage to find some kind of inner energy to make…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, growing garlic, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, Making hot sauce, May, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Saving data, stay safe
Last year I started a thing. Just for me, for now. Maybe it could become a global phenomenon, but right now I am only thinking of myself. Looking at my history it would seem last year I didn’t Make May…
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Tags: Coastal gardening, Finding Motivation, garden through the troubled times, GARDENING, growing garlic, Growing Vegetables, Late Autumn, May, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, stay safe
SARAH THE GARDENER 