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It is actually amazing that this blog still exists. I just received a notification from blogger about it and I honestly completely forgot that I created this as  a way to remember my gardening trial and errors. I never stopped gardening.

I stay in Cape Town and we have been in the grips of a severe drought since 2015. This year is actually the first time that our dams are getting full. Last year this time the combined dam levels were at 37.5% and now the levels are close to 80%.  Praise God for answered prayers.

The garden  has been watered from borehole water and if any fall, rainwater.  The whole saving water has been a lesson on its own. I learnt that our borehole has too much iron and it killed all my root vegetables. It also kills all the snails. So we had to install a filter and a pump and now we can use the water for irrigation and laundry.

Currently growing in my garden is broccoli, butter lettuce, tomatoes, onions, broad beans and spinach . Rocket has gone to seed and I managed to harvest 2 squash from a plant that self seeded.

I sowed eggplant seeds on Saturday  and am holding thumbs that it will take since I have never had success with it.


One of the greatest lessons I learnt in my gardening journey is that soil preparation and watering is key. Without those 2 all the minerals you add to the garden counts for nothing.

Stay blessed.
Tuinmeisie

Hello again

So I have not been around here in a while. It was winter and I do not spend a lot of time outside when it is cold. I planted broccoli, cauliflower and spinach as my winter crops. However all of the broccoli and cauliflower sprouted just as they started forming heads. I do not know why it does that since I followed the instructions of planting to a Tee. We have been eating spinach from the garden at least.

Now that Spring is here I am back in all earnest. I already planted carrots, beans, patty pan squash, butternut, tomatoes, corn, cucumber, lettuce and some radish. Will keep you updated on how its growing.