The Unexpected Gardener

Hi there, my name is Njoki, I'm an unexpected gardener who shares tips and tricks to get an abundant year round harvest. Stick around and learn with me.

What can be done in an hour?

I don’t know about you, but I’ve often thought that an hour was too small a time frame to get much done! Instead, I’ve missed going to the allotment on days when I only had an hour to spare. 

Well not any more! Last week I went to the allotment, even though it was 

  1. Forecast to rain (which it did)
  2. I only had an hour available (excluding travel time). 

So how much did I get done in just one hour? 

I managed to get the following things done:

  1. Watered plants in the greenhouse
  2. As it was raining, I was able to use ‘God’s water’ for the hotbeds.
  3. I sowed peas, lettuce, beetroot, spinach and salad onions
  4. I harvested a small bunch of spinach leaves
  5. I did some weeding. 
  6. With help from my better half we laid down woodchip on almost half the plot! 

I was truly surprised to see just how much was done in such a short period of time. I also discovered how much of a limiting belief I’ve had around this. I can see that an hour is a very useful and productive chunk of time, and a lot of things can be done. Additionally, I shouldn’t always let the weather put me off going to the allotment. There’s always something that can be done and more importantly, its such a boost to my confidence when I look back and see how much we got done. 

Over to you, what have you been surprised to learn this week from your veggie patch?