Garden Diary – I’m Too Hot and so are the Plants!


The temperatures this week have still been so intense that I've struggled with the fierce heat, and so have some of the plants. With temperatures regularly reaching the high thirties at times and indoor temperatures in the high twenties and no air conditioning, I've sadly not had the energy. I have given up on some... Continue Reading →

SoS: February – What’s Growing in Piglet’s Vegetable Plot?


Nothing much at the moment because I've not got my butt into gear. No, seriously. There are plenty of brassicas, onions, carrots, etc, for sale at the local monthly market, but after the drought last summer, I've decided to restrict what I grow. The caterpillar, slug and snail population only munch their way through any... Continue Reading →

White insects in soil…what are they?


There is never a dull moment on Piglet's Plot.  I've discovered yet another bug has taken up residence in my gourmet garden so I need some help from my gardening buddies please! While emptying the soil from a pot I'd recently grown potatoes in I discovered tiny white insects running around in the soil. I've... Continue Reading →

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