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Monthly Archives: September 2010
From Little Things. . .
Yes, I’m a lunatic. But how else did you think I’d approach my garden? Lunacy is an sign of enthusiasm – at least for me. I fret over, water, and photograph my garden daily and obsessively. I worry over grass … Continue reading
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Clearing Out
Ever since we started grubbing out the shrubs and tree to expand the area for the new veggie patch (see Creative Destruction and Destruction Completed) we’ve had a growing pile of rubbish. We seemed to keep finding ways to add … Continue reading
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Birth of a Berry Patch
Our berry patch is centred under an old swing set. Scott took off all the swings, and we’ll use the frame as a basis for attaching netting when the berries are in fruit. We formed the patch with sleepers (2.4m … Continue reading
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Espaliered Pear Tree in Early Spring
As promised, here’s the espaliered pear tree in early spring: There’s quite a buzz around the blossoms, so I know lots of pollination is happening.
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Plantings in the Mediterranean Zone
Last night after work we finally got our wine barrels planted out. My husband divided a bag of organic compost and a bag of alpaca poo between the 4 barrels. I went through the alpaca poo to pull out bits … Continue reading
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Plan B in Action: Planting Out
Such an exciting day! Today so much happened in the garden. First Christina drilled holes in the bottoms of the wine barrels. They were certainly solidly built as it took longer than expected. The sawdust smelt great (a bit too … Continue reading
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Plan B in Action!
Yesterday was a BIG day in Lottie’s Lot: the Fimbaristas came and got the garden beds into position and moved what must have been several billion wheelbarrow loads of soil to fill them! For us, the day started out with … Continue reading
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