Garden
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Weeds and rain
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When you have a downhill garden it’s all about timing. If you go to the garden too soon after the rain you won’t be able to do anything without falling but if you wait too long you risk having another…
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Orchard surprise- first harvest
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After a long rain period, on Friday, I finally got some dry weather to visit my garden. I thought I’d do some weeding because the garden is covered in weeds, but, instead, I ended up having my first big harvest. …
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How much rain is too much rain
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Over the past few months in my posts, I’ve mostly complained about the lack of rain we were experiencing. The winter was extremely dry and the following spring continued with the trend. But, of course, May brought a completely different…
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Monthly review: May
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After a very long dry period, May brought us much-needed rain. A total of 121mm fell over a period of 31 days. Much of the rain fell during the stormy showers so they didn’t really soak the soil. The water…
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Finally a long expected rain period
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The beginning of May finally brought us the rain we were hoping for the past 4 months. The amount wasn’t too huge, around 40mm, but it has been raining for 6 days out of 15 so the soil got wet…