Today is the longest day and finally I have something to be joyful about. The weather seems to have turned. It is sunny and warm; the sky is blue and the cicadas are singing. Now that is kind of summer…
Read MoreThere has been an imperceptible shift in the garden. Up until this point I feel like I have been managing tender young seedlings, doing what I can to nurture them into independence. They have been scrawny, scrappy and poorly and…
Read MoreThe days are long, the sky is blue and the temperatures are soaring. It is the perfect combination for the veggie garden. I am seeing a harvest and am completely delighted. There were a few points in time when it…
Read MoreIt seems like forever since I have been in the garden. Last week I was at the flower show which was exciting and inspiring, and I loved every moment. This week we had a bereavement in the family and while…
Read MoreThe garden is coming along nicely, but don’t feel like I am in a position to stand back and look at it as a whole. It just overwhelms me with what still needs to be done. But taking the time…
Read MoreBut I’m going to try and do 30 beds in 30 days! And the challenge started yesterday. I am sitting here with sore aching muscles. Initially I thought it was the foreign lurgy I brought home from our trip as…
Read MoreI didn’t do anything in the garden for two main reasons. Number one – The temperature dropped quite dramatically. We have been used to a quite balmy 15°C average so far through most of the winter and when the sun…
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