SARAH THE GARDENER
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Dry Days
Last week was a strange week. In fact, it seems we are living in a strange world and there is so much uncertainty than concentrating on anything for too long can seem overwhelming. But the garden is always a place…
Read MoreHot and Dry
At this time of year, the harvest settles down to a trickle. And the immediate demands from the garden aren’t nearly as intense as they were a month ago. Now that we are passed the autumn equinox it is easy…
Read MoreThe state of the Garden Part Three of Three (or possibly four)
When you are in the garden you lose all track of time. I was out there the other day watering until 8pm. I wasn’t in the garden the whole time but in bursts of several hours and with the lovely…
Read MoreChange Comes Quickly
There 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 MoreNot all that glitters is gold
I’ve been a round the gardening block for ages, and I’ve learnt things. Many things. But still I fall into traps, make mistakes and don’t follow my own advice. One of the things I say often to many people –…
Read MoreBut what about the pumpkins?
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…
Read MoreThe Donkeys Egg
I have a vague recollection from when I was a kid. There were these school books we had to read to help us in our journey towards literacy. There were a few books in the series, filled with short stories…
Read MoreA giant adventure of the pumpkin kind
When it was brought to my attention that there was to be a Giant Pumpkin Carnival, I thought that would be a great day out for the family. Hubby the Un-Gardener was more sceptical, and wondered what else was I…
Read MoreGuilt free in the garden.
I wake up at night in a sweat. My pumpkins. My poor pumpkins. They are bound and constrained in their pots. They should be free. I lie there and worry about finding time to give them their freedom before it…
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