Winter Scenes
Category Archives: General Gardening
Catalogues
Usually the seed and plant catalogues arrive in the mailbox sometime between Christmas and New Year. A few years ago they started arriving even before Christmas. This year it is different though – only two catalogues have arrived! One is … Continue reading
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Frost warnings
Oh boy did it get cold last night, and the forecast is for even colder tonight. It is not as if I didn’t know a frost was going to arrive at some stage, but being a gardener I was in … Continue reading
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October Conferences
Finally October is over and I can get back to some sort of routine for more than a day or two! In the past 5 weeks I have been to one 5 day conference, two 2 day conferences and organized … Continue reading
Goodies from the Plant Swap
The plant swap and event went well yesterday. Not as many people as I would like, but enough to be friendly, and I met a bunch of new people too. I picked up a white ginger from the swap, plus … Continue reading
Compost Heaps get Trendy
A few months back I was asked to do an article about compost. That was fine until it came to a photograph. Who takes photographs of compost heaps? Well this past week or two I have come across two compost … Continue reading
Rabbit Proofing
While my back was turned, a rabbit found my newly germinated beans. They acted as rabbits do, and ate the tops off all the seedlings, leaving me with some ragged little stalks. Tough measures were needed if we were to … Continue reading
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A Fall Garden
Fall is an underused season through most of the country, but especially here in the south. Yet fall is one of the best seasons to plant things. I usually plant a few lettuce and salad type greens, but this year … Continue reading
