SARAH THE GARDENER
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The state of the Garden Part One of Three (or possibly four)
Officially it is the first week back in the garden after the holidays. Last week didn’t count even though I did loiter in the garden a little, but as the first week of the year it was only a half…
Read MoreCycle one
I spent the weekend with a nagging feeling in the back of my mind…. ‘I need to sort out this crop rotation cover crop thing. Once it is done, I’ll never have to think of it again.’ But there were…
Read MoreThere ARE tomatoes in October!
I’ve cut it fine, but it is still technically October and I have just planted my tomatoes in the garden. This is so much more than the usual tomato planting session that happens every spring. This one is special and…
Read MoreHappy tired
It has been a massive weekend. The long Labour Weekend did not disappoint. The weather was fabulous, and the family were well aware that this weekend is the pinnacle of the gardening calendar and gardening is what is done, for…
Read MoreWill there be tomatoes in the garden this October?
This weekend is a weekend like no other – it is the weekend deemed safe for plants to be planted out without fear of frost. Having said that, it is date based on averages and so there have still been…
Read MoreThe in Between
This is a strange time of year in many ways. Ordinarily we aren’t here at all, but off beside the sea somewhere soaking in the summer sun and doing some well deserved relaxing after a hard year of hard yakka. …
Read MoreFilling in the gaps
Things are going on in the garden – well not in it exactly, as I’m still waiting for the soil to be dry enough to work. The sun came out today briefly, and there is no longer surface water above…
Read MorePlanning the Garden – Tomatoes
There is something special about tomatoes. They complete a garden and epitomise summer. I’m not sure if it is the fragrance the plants emit from the moment they emerge from the seed raising mix and I love to run my…
Read MoreGoing, Going, Gone
It is with great reluctance that I have to announce the season is officially over. You see a summer garden without tomatoes isn’t a summer garden at all. I thought long and hard about it, but kept coming to the…
Read MoreControl at last
Finally, the weather blessed us with a fabulous weekend. It was hot, blue sky amazing and perfect for time in the garden. You could almost see the plants breathing a sigh of relief as they stretched out their leaves to…
Read MoreWHO AM I?
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