I’m not sure what happened to Spring. Did it even come? We basically went from rain overload to stinkin’ hot and dry. Oh, Spring, Spring, wherefore art though, Spring? December is usually fairly mild here and Christmas is traditionally cloudy and sometimes rainy, which is quite acceptable to me. But this Summer arrived with a … More Being Productive in The Sweltering Heat
Don’t worry, this isn’t another post about a chicken with sour crop, it is about the vege crops. The garden didn’t get much attention over the nutty season but I’ve managed to tidy things up a bit since then. One moment it looks good, then the next wave of weeds tries to take over in this … More Good Crop, Bad Crop
The Herb Garden has been known as The Herb Garden for some months now, which has been a little awkward since it didn’t have any herbs in it. What it did have was a collection of stumps and a vision in my head. And a colour-coordinated diagram. While I can quite happily plant out ornamental … More The Herb Garden Acquires Some Herbs
I cannot imagine a garden without herbs. They are the powerhouses of food preparation, the behind-the-scenes workers, or the jazz hands on the dinner plate. We need this stuff to make our food awesome. The most-used herbs in our household at the moment would probably be chives, parsley, basil, oregano and rosemary. But there are … More Herbs: The Powerhouses of Food Preparation
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