midwinter | SARAH THE GARDENER

Just an Ordinary Day

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Sarah the Gardener

These days I have been working my way though all the winter projects on my to do list at a great rate of knots. With only 34 days until the start of spring – not counting today, I feel like…

Category: GARDENING Tags: a day in the life, Coastal gardening, computer gardening, GARDENING, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, spreading compost, working hard

I’ve been too busy to chat.

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Sarah the Gardener

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I’ve missed you all and I don’t know how I managed to leave it so long before getting in touch. I haven’t stopped or anything. In fact, quite the opposite. I’ve had my most productive June ever. I think the…

Category: GARDENING, Uncategorized Tags: being organised, chickens, Coastal gardening, GARDENING, Growing brassica, Growing onions, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener

Out of sorts

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Sarah the Gardener

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It is the beginning of midwinter with just over 60 days until spring – not that I’m counting and as I look around the garden not all is as it seems. There are the usual midwinter things like onion seedlings…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: borage, Coastal gardening, eggplant, GARDENING, Growing onions, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, out of season plants, peppers, Sarah the Gardener, snapdragons, sunflowers, Winter gardening

Shelving ideas

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Sarah the Gardener

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We are still in the grasp of midwinter, but the grip of winter is loosening. Late winter starts in a few days and with that the planning and preparation for the summer garden has amped up a gear. I have…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: Coastal gardening, GARDENING, Geodesic biodome, greenhouse shelving, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, sorting seeds, sowing seeds

Did the Garden Miss Me?

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Sarah the Gardener

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After being away for 10 days I was champing at the bit to get out into the garden and check out how it fared in my absence. To be honest I wasn’t really worried as there isn’t much going on…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: asparagus, Coastal gardening, fragrant flowers, garden progress, GARDENING, garlic rust, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Romanesco, Sarah the Gardener

Under the sun

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Sarah the Gardener

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I’ve been away. Not only that, I’ve time travelled! With the garden mostly under control it was the perfect time to have a bit of a holiday. For the keen gardener mid-winter really is the best time to take a…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: Bora Bora, Coastal gardening, Eating snails, GARDENING, holiday, July, midwinter, Moorea, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Stingrays, Tahiti, The gardens of Versailles book, tropical islands

New Orchard Take Two

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Sarah the Gardener

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After my recent confession on the failure of the first orchard in the new place, I am determined to get it right the second time. So the first thing I did was research the trees I wanted first based on…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: Apple trees, Apricot trees, Backyard orchard, Choosing fruit trees, Coastal gardening, GARDENING, Growing fruit, Growing vegtables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Olive trees, Pear trees, Planting fruit trees, Plum trees, Sarah the Gardener, Spraying fruit trees

Boxed in

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Sarah the Gardener

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We are firmly on the down hill run to spring and the final weeks of winter are imminent. Ordinarily this fills me with excitement and a large portion of my being is jumping with joy. The rest of me really…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: Boxthorn, Chopping down boxthorn, Gardena, GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Orchard preparation, pruning, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener, sponsored, Tree and Shrub Lopper StarCut 160 plus

Lists of things to do

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sarah the Gardener

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While we were away, I did do a lot of thinking about what needs to be done to get the garden ready for the spring. I have a fixed vision in my head of how I want it to be…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: Filling raised beds, GARDENING, Getting spring ready, Growing Vegetables, July, lists of new garden to dos, midwinter, Moving soil, New garden, New Zealand, Sarah O'Neil, Sarah the Gardener, tasks for a new garden

I’ve been away

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Sarah the Gardener

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After all of the dramatic events of the last nine months – making the decision to move, preparing the house to sell, not to mention the extremely stressful sale process. That is the only thing you can’t control and stands…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: GARDENING, Growing Vegetables, July, midwinter, New Zealand, Sarah the Gardener, Tahiti, Tropical holiday, Well deserved break

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