Tag Archives: vegetables

A Chat Over the Fence

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Petit Paradis

Sometimes, when time permits, I get to have a bit of a chat with our neighbour. Sadly I am often too pressed for time to get a job done and cannot really settle into a good, decent conversation. Today for … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Petit Paradis

Merry Christmas to you if you should be reading this. I hope it was a pleasant one. Our local bike shop was recently inundated with boxes given that they were taking delivery of extra bikes to be given as gifts … Continue reading →

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The Big Dry

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Petit Paradis

I have not spent much time in the garden, aside from the morning and afternoon check and water. The days have been warm. Almost a heat-wave you could say for the last week or so. It has me pondering over … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Phases of Abundance

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Petit Paradis

We are now in year two of what Bill Mollison describes as Phases of Abundance. As it happens, this seems to be quite a naturally occurring process in the evolution of our garden, rather than a step by step following … Continue reading →

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The Hands-On Harvest

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Petit Paradis

In our garden, the pumpkins are being harvested. We had about ten or so small pumpkins and a couple of larger ones. The smaller size is ideal for our family. The tomatoes are coming along well too. I have grown … Continue reading →

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