SARAH THE GARDENER

The real episode 5, last time I got ahead of myself.  Yesterday the weather was horrible.  The Eastly was howling a hoolie and we got 10mm of rain so no gardening was done.  But today was one of those magnificent blue-sky days and it got Hot!  But it didn’t stop me, and more stuff got done. So I’m no track for a tip top garden for the February visits.   Sarah the Gardener : o) To find out more about my garden - search online for Sarah the Gardener - you can't miss me!

The new and improved sector zone system is working well, and the edible garden is pretty much back under control and now only needs a routine weed, path hoe, water and fortnightly liquid feed each time it’s turn comes around.  Any extra time is for remedial work around the edges and soon for projects.  I’m really happy with how it is coming along.   Sarah the Gardener : o) To find out more about my garden - search online for Sarah the Gardener - you can't miss me!

Today I made another big push in sector 4 of the garden.  Ordinarily I would have just done what I could on a Thursday and left what didn’t get done until next time, whenever that was… no wonder the edges got weedy.  But now after two days in sector 4, 4/5 of the edible garden are back to manageable and it feels good.   Sarah the Gardener : o) To find out more about my garden - search online for Sarah the Gardener - you can't miss me!

After a great deal of thought, I have come up with some action plans to make the garden work better and smarter and hopefully be a lot less weedy.  One of the ideas is to tackle the routine tasks in a closed loop, picking up where I last left off instead of starting the week back at the start.  It is already making a difference and I’m excited for it.   Sarah the Gardener : o) To find out more about my garden - search online for Sarah the Gardener - you can't miss me!

Happy New Year!  Although I’m in the midst of a growing season, the year has changed, and I’ve been doing a bit of reflection to assess how the garden coped in the last 12 months so I can ponder how I’ll take care of it in the next 12 months.  It’s been a while, things got a little hectic there towards the end of the year, but with a new resolution I intend to pick up where I left off with more regular updates of all the interesting things going on in the garden.  Sarah the Gardener : o) To find out more about my garden - search online for Sarah the Gardener - you can't miss me!