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There are only three days until spring and I am super excited. I have been working so hard recently to get the garden ready for the next stage in its journey. I have also been working hard to try and…
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Category: VIDEO
Tags: August, Coastal gardening, garden planning, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Late Winter, New Zealand, Pre-spring panic, Sarah the Gardener, wildlife pond, Winter gardening
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana 1863 – 1952 These are wise words indeed for a gardener to heed. If you forget what you did last season you will make the same mistakes…
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Category: Bite sized blog posts, Uncategorized
Tags: Bite sized blog post, Coastal gardening, Early Winter, garden planning, GARDENING, George Santayana, Growing Vegetables, June, learn from your mistakes, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Monday Message, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener
“A garden is half-made when it is well planned. The best gardener is one who does the most gardening by the winter fire.” Liberty Hyde Bailey (An inspiring American horticulturist 1858 – 1954) Due to the sudden drop in temperature…
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Category: Bite sized blog posts, Uncategorized
Tags: Bite sized blog post, Coastal gardening, Early Winter, garden planning, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, June, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Monday Message, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener
But that is the beauty of the garden – it is completely forgiving. Plans can be made, but nothing is set in concrete – except the things actually set in concrete like fence posts! Over the last year I have…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: April, carrots, crop rotation, garden planning, GARDENING, garlic, Growing Vegetables, lima beans, Mid Autumn, New Zealand, peppers, Sarah the Gardener, zucchini
After much deliberation I have a plan… of sorts. Outlined below is the first half. These are the beds where there will be no change really as they aren’t part of the crop rotation, so they are easy enough to…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: asparagus, February, garden planning, GARDENING, Growing flowers, Growing Vegetables, Herbs, Late Summer, New Zealand, Planning the winter garden, pruning raspberries, Sarah the Gardener, strawberries
Ok so I’ve done some thinking…. About how I will tackle the next season. But I’d like to say that this is as convoluted as getting my head around crop rotation in the first place! Once I realised this, I…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Cool season gardening, Cover crops, crop rotation, February, garden planning, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, Late Summer, New Zealand, Planning for winter crops, Sarah the Gardener
The seeds were sown the other day, more than a few weeks beyond when I would have normally sown them. But I’m not worried because not only is their bed not ready, it hasn’t been filled or even built because…
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Sector 4 is all fruit so no planning needed there – all I have to do before the season changes is evict the aging three year old strawberries and replace them with their offspring runners to keep the production of…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: blogging, flowers, garden planning, GARDENING, Giving Garden, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, parsnips, pumpkin, salad, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener
Sector three was once the outer edge of the garden. I’m not entirely sure how it has become part of the heart of the garden, but I think I may need a fence. I’m really pleased with my sector systems…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: blogging, brassicas, garden planning, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, okra flower, parsnips, potatoes, salad, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener
There is something special about tomatoes. They complete a garden and epitomise summer. I’m not sure if it is the fragrance the plants emit from the moment they emerge from the seed raising mix and I love to run my…
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