I have been neglecting the garden for most of the winter, as I have a baby on the way… and between being over sensitive to all smells thanks to morning sickness, and being scared half to death of the idea of toxoplasmosis and listeria, for most of the first two trimesters the garden was left to its own devices. My husband and teenage became the keepers of the chooks in my absence.
But spring is here, morning sickness has subsided, and I bought a new pair of gardening gloves that claim to be machine washable. So I’ve been getting back out in the garden a little bit this month.
Winter really is the best time to neglect a garden…
The first chore was weeding. In filling a wheelbarrow full of weeds I uncovered neglected winter vegetables that were chopped up for dinner. Winter really is the best time to neglect a garden, in the grand scheme of things I don’t think it got too out of hand at all.
I ended up hiring someone to mow the lawns, and was pleased to find a company that does ‘eco lawnmowing’ with electric mowers etc. Thanks 1st Class Gardens! I used to use a handpowered push mower and a plug-in fly-mo, so finding a company that doesn’t use petrol powered mowers put a smile on my face.
The most exciting thing for me this month has been all the ducklings and flowers making it feel like spring has reached this quiet rectangle.
(The most exciting thing last month was that GoodFor opened a store in New Lynn Mall, so I don’t have to go all the way to Ponsonby or Parnell to fill my packageless-pantry jars with dried goods and treats. )
