SARAH THE GARDENER
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Knowing when to stop trying
Over the last few days, I’ve done a significant amount of harvesting, which is surprising considering we are at the end of the first week of winter. The first session was more a case of storm damage. The peas had…
Read MoreWell that was a tad disappointing
Thursday in the garden, according to the schedule is the small beds and containers around the dome. Technically it should include the dome itself and anything in it that needs a bit of love but today I had something else…
Read MoreSpuds and stuff.
The garden is coming along nicely, although I would like it to be a touch faster, but there are only so many hours in the day. I’m still convinced I’ll get there. Having a teenager help, under duress, is filling…
Read MoreTemporarily Temporary
The garden is on the move again! Now the house is kind of under control and in the hands of a good builder, the time is right to focus on other things and in particular the garden. For the last…
Read MoreSweet Digging
It was a grey gloomy old winter day and like easing yourself into a swimming pool, once I got into the garden it wasn’t actually that bad. I hadn’t gone as far as to wear a beanie, but I hadn’t…
Read MoreIt would seem you can’t grow it all.
But that’s not going to stop me trying. Last week I harvested my Yams (Oxalis tuberosa) and Kumara (sweet potato) and made a video about it. I knew from experience they weren’t going to be huge. The problem with the…
Read MoreAnd another season clocks in
It is so easy to see life passing by when the seasons anxiously waited for, although some with greater excitement than others. And so we wake up today, firmly in the grasp of winter. Although having said that it isn’t…
Read MoreWe had a frost – and I missed it!
While I was off spending time with family and making marmalade, dramatic things were happening in my garden. The temperatures had been falling all week and it was getting really cold. It had been so mild for so long that…
Read MoreWhen life gives you lemons…
When I loaded the last story I found on my camera a load of photos that I had taken in anticipation of a full and exciting blog and then promptly forgot all about them. So I feel it is only…
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