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What’s eating my parsley? 30 Jul 2013 | 02:03 pm
Hello my gardening friends! I need your help with something. I just don’t know what is eating my parsley!! I have looked for insects and have looked for caterpillars and I don’t think it is a fungal i...
Keep on Growing 24 Jul 2013 | 07:31 pm
I am proud to say that I am a Seed Gatherer! I have grown Heirloom seeds with some success and with the rewards, I am collecting the next seasons crop! The two tomato variations I have grown are Blond...
Mandela Day honoured 18 Jul 2013 | 09:36 pm
Today is International Mandela Day and Madiba’s 95th Birthday! We have all been called to GIVE BACK on this day! The objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change th...
Growing up revisited 18 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Just a quick post to show the new seedlings growing. I can see the difference between the kale and the chinese cabbage now with the second set of leaves (I am sure they have a more scientific name) co...
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day in my winter July 2013 16 Jul 2013 | 08:19 pm
I did not want to miss another Bloom Day! There is always something blooming here and wanted to join in again, so no one will think that I have closed my garden gate. Even though there is not a lot to...
Shabby Chic for the garden 8 Jul 2013 | 12:07 am
I have been told that my home is Shabby chic! This is something I have not heard before – where have I been? There is a definition for it in Wikipedia! Shabby Chic is a form of interior design where f...
Growing up 4 Jul 2013 | 05:11 pm
No matter what the weather – come winter or summer – rain or shine – seeds will grow!!! I still get excited when I see my seeds sprouting!! It has taken two weeks for them to go from seed to sprouts! ...
Rainy day blues 25 Jun 2013 | 07:49 pm
I am staring out of my windows today, watching the rain pouring down. A peaceful and unhurried calm always comes over me when I watch the rain fall. It can be so gentle and nourishing, yet have a nast...
Dull garden? 19 Jun 2013 | 01:23 am
All seems bleak and colourless when you are forced to stay in bed with a bad flu. It has gripped all I know here in the Western Cape and with the weather as miserable as it has been, I did not have a ...
Dull garden? 19 Jun 2013 | 01:23 am
All seems bleak and colourless when you are forced to stay in bed with a bad flu. It has gripped all I know here in the Cape and with the weather as miserable as it has been, I did not have a hint of ...
