Thursday, September 11, 2008 Tip toe Posted in Protager Gardening Tip toe through the Tulips with me...... Spring is in the air, every sight & every sound. And my order from Koanga Gardens arrived, Tomato Carlton Victory - a red beefsteak type. NZ Heirloom Cucumber Green apple - NZ heirloom lettuce heirloom mix Capsicum - early red heirloom Cucumber port Albert - NZ heirloom (Grew these last year & really thrilled with them) Coriander - modern day parsley love this herb!! Home all day today so hope to begin planting seeds. It's been a busy week - a good week of school - seems funny only a few weeks until school holidays drat! after all the sickness we are just getting into a good routine of home school. Cats- I've had pecking order issues with stroppy queens as can happen - jolly pain these girls - sure see where the term catty comes from. Have a kitten owner who wishes to have a litter - so huge thinking & planning going on and negotiating a stud for her to use. I don't sell breeding stock but I MIGHT just do it as it will enable me to keep a kitten from my lines & I want to aim for blue in progeny so at this stage I think I will agree to it. Family questioning my decision especially keeping another cat GRIN! I am also trying to come to a breeders decision to move on a queen who is spayed and is also causing a bit of trouble among the cats. Coldly she should be moved on. But I'm a softy and well...... however if the right owner comes along I might let her go. Been studying like mad on holistic approach for cats including homeopathic & raw diet feeding for cats. If my family would let me I would raise rabbits to feed the cats - but I have very firm protest to that. My nose is in books while I sit at table with kids - gets easier as they get older & they are able to work more on their own. Also studying Organic gardening one can never have too much knowledge & I am very passionate about soil. It is the hub of the garden. There is no time in my life to ever have nothing to do. • Post A Comment! • Send to a Friend! Comments Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Book.. Posted by Anonymous I have a great book on Organic gardening by May Philip. It is typed up and stapled together but the information in it is unreal. She has chickens etc too. You can get the book here http://touchwoodbooks.co.nz/2h/tsecorganic.html scroll down to Organic Growing and Organic Growing two. She has also written books on the vitues of weeds and the virtues of herbs. I haven't read those but love her organic gardening. If you need pretty glossy pictures then this is not the book for you. The tulip looks amazing.....I have nothing exciting in my garden. Have a good day. • Permanent Link