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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
I knew it would be a big job, that’s why I’d been putting it off. I started half heartedly a week ago, just sorting the clutter that had built up on the benches and trying to find homes elsewhere for…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: August, Coastal gardening, don't procrastinate, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, greenhouse, Greenhouse cleaning, Growing Vegetables, Late Winter, New month, New Zealand, Pre-spring panic, Sarah the Gardener, to do list, Winter gardening
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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Category: Uncategorized
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
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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Category: Uncategorized
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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Category: Uncategorized
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
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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Category: Uncategorized
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
Last week was very exciting for me. Even more exciting than sowing seeds, and that is a big call because sowing seeds is one of the highlights of spring. There is something almost magical in taking inert bits that parted…
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Coastal gardening, Early Spring, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, greenhouse, greenhouse shelving, Growing Vegetables, New Zealand, Planning and building, Sarah the Gardener, September
Finally – I’m in. There are seedlings in there. It isn’t quite finished as we are still waiting for the glass to arrive, but it is coming on a slow boat from China and I’m ok with that as it…
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Category: Uncategorized, VIDEO
Tags: Biodome, Building a biodome, Early Spring, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, Getting spring ready, greenhouse, New garden, New Zealand, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener, September, timelapse, you tube
I love my dome. It is the coolest thing I think I have ever had built. But I have a bit of a problem with it… It is not ready. The builder has done his amazing bit and created it. …
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Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Early Spring, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, Getting spring ready, greenhouse, growing seedlings, New garden, New Zealand, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener, September, sowing seeds, windowsill gardening
I have a confession. I have been holding out on you. But I wanted it to be a surprise. You see after the big storm back in April, when the house was still up on jacks, while the foundations underneath…
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Category: Uncategorized, VIDEO
Tags: August, garden tour, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, Getting spring ready, greenhouse, Growing fruit, Late Winter, New garden, New Zealand, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener, you tube