Becs: Judging by the number of flowers in my strawberry patch it should be a bumper crop of berries this Christmas. I spent Labour Day happily pottering in the garden. The strawberries were tidied up and tomatoes, beans, potatoes, snow and sweetpeas were planted. Not such good news is that this summer Christchurch has a water ban due to EQ damage -here's hoping for a Spring shower or two...
Hope you get the showers you need to get the strawberries :)
ReplyDeleteOh man, serious garden envy! I'm moving out soonish so I've stopped planting and now just look at my patch kind of pathetically :P If it's super dry this summer, you can put one of those large metal bowls in the sink and catch whatever water you use from washing veges/rinsing dishes/washing hands (if you use a garden-friendly soap). My parents started doing that after the quake but have kept with it. I also keep the water I use for soaking/cooking beans and dilute that to help fertilise my plants for free :D Is a bit of effort though.
ReplyDeleteMiriam: I love the sugar idea! Just when I thought cashews couldn't get a whole lot tastier...
Oh dear, if I'd known about the water restrictions I wouldn't have let Daisy use the hose as a drinking fountain on the weekend!
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