I am having a terrible run with the The Garden Share Collectivelately. This time I actually knew it was the start of the month but apparently only imaged pressing publish on my post, so it’s now a tad late! This Month: I haven’t really done much in the garden lately. Almost nothing has been harvested, and … Continue reading
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{Succession Planting} Tuesday 18/3/14
I’ve been having trouble keeping up with the blog lately for a few different reasons. The first is the general malaise I get around now that means I tend not to harvest the plants I’ve spent so much time putting in. The second is that Mr J has just started at a new (special) school … Continue reading
{Succession Planning} Tuesday 4/2/14
I can’t help but feel that a better title for this series, for me, would be “Oops, it’s Tuesday!”. Yet another succession planning Tuesday has rolled around with L from 500m2 and I haven’t put nearly enough thought into what it is that I am planning on planning in succession! Flicking frantically through my current … 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
{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
Surviving the Summer Swelter
There’s still another day to go here in Melbourne before this current heatwave ends. Rumour has it that, at the end, we’ll win the dubious honour of having the “longest number of consecutive days over 40 degrees since 1908”. I have to admit that, since quite a large number of my plants are in pots, … Continue reading
Herb Garden in a Pot
I have every intention of actually growing my herbs in my vegetable garden, interspersed with the vegetables (a la my companion planting plan). Except for the mint. That shall remain trapped in a pot for all eternity. But until I buy these raised garden beds (hold the phone, I think I’m ordering some this week!) … Continue reading
Christmas Eve – DIY Present Update
I have no idea where the last few weeks have gone, but apparently my advent calendar informs me that there is only one day left til Christmas! This means that it’s time to finish up with all those Christmas projects I’ve been working on and get them all wrapped for tomorrow. First up were the food … Continue reading
Growing Lettuce from Seed
My latest seed germination project is lettuce. Cos lettuce, to be precise. Nick prefers Iceberg but we never get through a whole head before it starts to deteriorate so it feels wasteful, whereas with Cos you just pick what you need (and I don’t have to clean slimy, forgotten lettuce leaves out of my vegetable … Continue reading
