RAIN IN APRIL! We did have 3 dry days in March so finally got some planting done – onion sets and the first 2 packets of parsnip seeds...

IN THE GARDEN It's wet in the garden and I'm struggling to find a way to barrow out the compost before getting the rotavator going again...

It's mid-summer in New Zealand – constant temperatures in the low 20s, harsh hot sun and, in Wellington, always the wind. Staying in Days...

It has been wet in the garden! The sun shone today, and I finally got around to attacking the compost heap. First job is to take off the...