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Category Archives: the garden project
Gardening and parenting: a note to self
If I intervene with horrified shrieking when Leon plays with dirt and hoicks things up now, he is less likely to be positive about the garden later on, at an age when he can learn the difference between ‘weed’ and … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, the garden project
Tagged autumn olive, children, gardening, kids, spring
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Back garden fruit
Having rearranged the herb garden, I looked at the vast expanse of 6+ foot high, south-west facing fence behind it, and thought “Something should be growing across that. Specifically, a productive climber that produces something tasty…”. So last week I … Continue reading
Replanning the herb garden
I took advantage of a brief sunny period mid-week to go out and rearrange the herb patch. Sadly I don’t have a very good before photo, but this one from this time last year is a reasonable representation: This is … Continue reading
Posted in growing things, herbs, the garden project
Tagged cooking, growing things, herbs, planning, the garden project
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Garden planning 2013: back garden
My rough plan for the year! It would be better with a sketch, & I may try to add one (I have one in my notebook). Now I need to transfer it all to the calendar.
Fitting a water butt
If you grow plants and have access to a gutter downpipe, it’s well worth finding the space and time for a water butt. Rainwater is better for your plants than tap water*; and of course you help conserve water as … Continue reading
Posted in growing things, the garden project
Tagged diy, environmentalism, water, water saving
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Garden update
Despite the erratic weather, things in the garden are moving on happily. A quick list (no photos this time, may try to add some tomorrow): Apples on the apple tree! Research suggests that as this is a 3-yr-old tree, I … Continue reading
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Tagged apple tree, beans, courgettes, gardening, growing things, peas, salad veg, the garden project, tomatoes, vegetables
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Flowers: permaculture and beauty
Permaculture isn’t only about the practical; or rather, “practical” covers more than you might think. Permaculture is all about sustainability, and that includes creating environments which are sustainable for humans in respect to all their needs. A garden needn’t just … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, growing things, peas, permaculture, the garden project
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Peas and beans
I planted most of my broad beans last November/December, in two of the raised beds. One lot were planted in the polyculture winter veg bed, and the second lot in the bed next to it as a block on their … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, flowers, garden, gardening, growing things, legumes, permaculture, polyculture, the garden project, vegetables
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Salad plantings
Also on my March planting list were green salad leaves. All of my preferred green salad leaves are cut-and-come-again types; from a permaculture perspective, that’s a more productive use of the soil as you can keep harvesting throughout the season … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, gardening, growing things, lettuce, permaculture, polyculture, rocket, salad leaves, the garden project, vegetables
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