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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 18:19:29
Ahh, the joys of greenhouse gardening. If you love gardening for the moments of quietness it brings, then you know about the gardening withdrawals you can experience with dreaded winter downtime.
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 14:59:39
When starting a vegetable garden, one of the most important initial steps you must get right is planning your garden. Take a bit of time to think of where you wish to have your vegetable garden, its direction, how you will plant your vegetables etc.
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 14:50:13
Planting a vegetable garden not only reaps many tasty rewards, but it also saves lots of money at the grocery store, too! One of the most important aspects of maintaining a thriving vegetable garden is making sure you use high quality topsoil in the appropriate quantities. Using a topsoil calculator can make the job of planning your next vegetable garden easy and can ensure that you have just the right amount of topsoil to grow a vibrant and healthy vegetable garden! Here are tips for making the most of your vegetable garden.
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 14:32:35
Yesterday, I surveyed the damage. Weeds have grown up in every bare patch of soil, plants are withering and fruit is ripening well before they should. The lawn has seen better days having not been mowed for the same amount of time and weeds have even started popping up through the thatch.
7 weeks ago I ruptured my Achilles tendon in two places: one along the tendon itself and the other as it pulled away from the bone. Damn the aging process!
Needless to say I've been bound to a set of crutches and relegated to the couch with my notebook on my lap. I can see some of the garden from this vantage spot but I certainly can't see it all. From here it looks fine but yesterday as I tried to maneouvre around the yard the reality of the situation set in. The garden hadn't faired as well as I'd hoped.
The photo above isn't of my garden - it's just how I feel about it at the moment.
I've come to realise that my garden was never created with a view to allowing those with disabilities into it. I just assumed that I would always have my health, and thank God, this isn't a permanent situation. I took for granted the fact that I could easily move around - up and down steps, traversing crazy-paving with ease and in and out of soft garden beds with a youthful deftness. I never imagined that I wouldn't be able to do that.
Fortunately, we've had some rain over the past few days - prior to that it had been 51 days without rain - and the plants seem to have picked up a little. Deb took me down to the local nursery where I treated myself to a few new plants that would replace the ones that didn't make it and the kids took great joy in helping me get them into the soil.
The plaster comes off this week and I'll get fitted with a walking boot that allows some movement. I'm not sure how long this stays on for but I'm told the treatment (pre-physiotherapy) takes about 10-12 weeks in total.
Hopefully this will permit me some more access into the garden and I can start pulling those darned weeds. I can already sense their quivering!!!
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 13:42:58
As far as growing vegetables is concerned, there are three possible types of soil, loamy, clayey and sandy. Chances are the soil in your vegetable garden is a mixture of some or all three types. This article explains how to get yours right for planting.
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 07:13:00
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-24, 06:21:00
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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2009-05-23, 22:40:00
