Wednesday 22 January 2014

Fixing Up My Garden

For about the same amount of time I was being a slack blogger, I was being a slack gardener.  Depression really doesn't want us to have any nice things, does it?!  Anyway, last week I fixed up my little garden of tubs and I took lots of pictures so I can share that with you.  I know you care. ;-)

Here's the bit where I tried to get a "before" picture:




I started by taking out anything dead, and crying a little if it was something not meant to be dead; then I stood up the droopy climbers (tomatoes and potatoes).  I had no plant ties or old stockings, so I cut some strips of bubble wrap and tied them very loosely.  I took out some of the clover, but left a bit because I like it, and another patch I left in a tub I then sprinkled lettuce seeds in.  Clover actually puts nitrogen in the soil rather than sucking it up, so my lettuce will be extra green and lush!  I also found one basil plant- I thought none of them had taken!- and a little radish plant.
Radish. :-D
I took out my last silverbeet plant.  It had always been stunted and recently got attacked by bugs.  The plant was over a year old, so I thought I'd use it's space for something else.  I was a bit sad but managed to save this much to eat:
So not a total loss.  The roots and the rest of the leaves are in my compost bin.

If you are very obsessive or have a lot of free time, you may remember this little guy:
Well, now my chilli plant looks like this:
It's in a much bigger pot and gives my more fruit than I can use.  Wonderful!

Then I tried to get an after picture for you:


Well, you get the idea.

Signed with love and joy,
Cassandra Louise.


8 comments:

  1. Admirable results! In my experience, gardens are recombinant things and challenging --always testing our strength and ingenuity.

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    1. Yes, some things always work, some work occasionally and some are a mystery. :-)

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  2. Depression can take a lot from us...it's good when we have things we love that we can go to in those times of need... great post :)

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    1. My silly brain has been telling me not to do things which would actually help it! Starting to fight my way through those feelings, now. :-)

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  3. I had a couple of depressive days after the heat nearly killed off my pot plants. I have tomatoes, cucumber and capsicum also a mini rockmelon and some rhubarb. All were badly burnt. I'm still watering them, but I don't think I'll start over once this crop is over. So far all I've had from them is about a dozen green beans, there are three tiny yellow cherry tomatoes out there on one bush, everything else is in limbo. Your pots look like they're doing very well.

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    1. Oh no! :-( Heat does such awful things to our beautiful gardens! x

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  4. Hey your garden is looking great and it makes me feel very excited for Spring up here in the north! It's been absurdly cold here, such that I never want to go outside which is its own cause for depression, but I've been okay.
    And I like your many coloured pots!

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    1. Thanks so much! I use all kinds of things for plant pots so I can get more for the same money, with more variety. Makes things look lovely and cheerful which is nice when the surrounds are city-coloured. :-D

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