Way back wheno I said that I planned this year to do one post a month about a project that I had been planning to do for a while, but hadn’t gotten around to. I feel this project amply qualifies as I purchased the material to make it almost 2.5 years ago. At this time … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Choosing Citrus
While I wait for The Veggie Garden to get back to me regarding delivery of my raised garden beds, I have been dreaming about planting citrus. At this stage I’ve done no research about which varieties need which cross pollinators, so it’s entirely possible that this list will change, but at this stage I’m thinking … Continue reading
{Update} Succession Planning Tuesday
After my post on succession planning yesterday it has been brought to my attention (by the oh-so-helpful Linda) that, as suspected, my chilli seedling is not, in fact, a chilli. Somewhat more shockingly, it has also been suggested that my capsicum is also a weed. I have to admit I had my suspicion about the chilli, but … Continue reading
{Succession Planning} Tuesday 28/1/14
Apparently it is Tuesday again (how do they keep sneaking up on me?) which means it’s time to link up with L from 500m2‘s Succession Planning Tuesday! As is useful for me on a Tuesday I didn’t realise that it was Tuesday until around 7pm – this week I’m blaming the public holiday yesterday for … Continue reading
Setting up a Budget
I’ve been toying with setting up a budget of some sort for quite a while now. Our house is mostly single income, with Nick working in an administration role for his family’s business. I work from home (when work comes in) as a lawyer, but it can be tricky trying to juggle this with life … Continue reading
Organising Recipes
For some reason, despite the fact that I own eleventy billion cookbooks, my first port of call for a new recipe is almost always online. When I do happen to find something that looks nifty I end up printing it out (or sometimes copying by hand, when we’re out of ink…which happens far more often … Continue reading
Yellowing Passionfruit Leaves
My greatest failing as a gardener is a “she’ll be right” attitude. It’s not a lack of concern, more an assumption that the plants will take care of themselves. After all, they got this far, didn’t they? The result of this tends to be plants which start of thriving (in shops where people who actually … Continue reading
{Succession Planning} Tuesday 21/1/14
Despite the fact that two days ago I posted about what needs to be done in the garden in January, I still managed to almost forget that today was Tuesday (and therefore I’d be linking up with 500m2’s Succession Planning Tuesday! Luckily Barbara over at The New Good Life posted about her Succession Planning Tuesday … Continue reading
{Garden Pest} Cabbage Moth/Butterfly
A few weeks ago I was feeling pretty good about my brassicas and their infiltration (or lack thereof) by the cabbage moth (also known as the cabbage butterfly or pieris rapae) . I’d seen a few flitting around the garden, but hadn’t spotted any landing on my plants, and I thought that my companion planting with … Continue reading
January in the Garden
As January progresses and I am determined to ensure that my garden doesn’t become a neglected square yet again, I’m trying to keep on top of tasks for January in the garden. With this in mind I’ve borrowed the Yates Month by Month garden guide from the library, and I’m teaming it up with Marcelle … Continue reading
