Well. The results could have been better. I had my medlars bletting in a basket in my closet; about half of them went soft, the other half remained rock-like. Our friendly household ants (who don't seem to want to take the hint that we don't particularly want them inside) found the basket and swarmed it.... Continue Reading →
Meddling with medlars!
The chooks are still free-ranging about the yard and have made it abundantly clear that I will not be able to press on with any garden plans until I have acquired some fencing to keep them out of my best laid plans. They are merciless in scratching out tender young plants. So, to keep myself... Continue Reading →
New house, new garden, big new plans!
The Wildes have done what we do best (or at least, do regularly): moved house! And while it was a bit sad leaving some of the plants that were just starting to fruit at the old house, I'm excited about the new opportunities this house brings. At the old house we were dealing with a... Continue Reading →
Scattering Seeds – Trying the Broadcasting Method
Gardening is, generally, speaking, a lot of hard work. It's especially hard when you're struggling to find the time and energy to devote to the endeavour. One thing I've always found particularly laborious and off-putting is the whole process of getting new seeds started: planting them carefully into punnets to start, prepping the veggie patch... Continue Reading →
Autumn Garden Activities
Out with the old, in with the new! I'm late to the game {for reasons} but I figure it's better late than never. So, without further ado, here's what I'm getting up to in the garden. The Tomato Patch Last year I discovered the pre-existing veggie garden at the top of the yard doesn't get... Continue Reading →
The first rule of Garden Club…
You do not give up on Garden Club! The second rule of Garden club? You do NOT give up on Garden Club! Gardening is hard, y'all! You've basically got everything stacked against you: weather, soil, a zillion insects that want to come and eat your freshly planted seedlings... so it can be rather tempting to... Continue Reading →
Weeds – Friend or Foe?
Are all weeds bad? Let’s be honest: weeds aren’t well-liked. They’re often unsightly, grow in all the wrong places, and compete with plants you want in your garden (the true definition of a weed - an unwanted, self-sown garden guest). But are weeds really that bad? Are all of them undesirable? One of our first... Continue Reading →
Where The Wilde Things Grow 