22-03-2025, 09:53 AM
I had a bad experience with a Plunket nurse on her first visit, so opted to have the local Public Health nurse help me through those first months, and boy was that a great decision. She was wonderful, and brought in the Medical Officer as her supervising doctor, so we had the best of care and no racism, or negativity about me being both an elderly first time mother and a single parent. Quite the opposite in fact which was fantastic. Didn't get quite the same level of support elsewhere, but that was okay, I had family around me back then which made things a lot easier. I do not envy solo parents who don't have that, either for themselves or for the child, raising kids is a family business, it is hard enough with, immensely challenging without.
I finished sorting the bulbs in the trough and replanted most of them, I will need more potting mix for the last of the lachenalias, next year I must find new homes for some of those because I will run out of pots. So I will get that organised for delivery with the strawberry mix and the compost this coming week, and maybe pick up a bag of blue hyacinth bulbs for inside, though cyclamen are my usual choice - we'll see. That and mini cabbages, greens, and leeks in the punnet section and by the end of the week my winter planting should be done and dusted. Then I shall finish off the winter pruning, the mutabilis, a rampant fuchsia, and one of the cutting grown hibiscus have got a bit too big for their boots and need sorting out as soon as the Green Bin is emptied after my last lot of 'trimming'.
Must say I am not a fan of kiwifruit, but those kiwi berries are lovely. I put a lot of fruit in my salads and they are a wonderful addition, and so colourful. I like the red ones too. I noticed on farcebook they call them kiwi grapes in the UK, but then the Brits always were a bit strange...
I finished sorting the bulbs in the trough and replanted most of them, I will need more potting mix for the last of the lachenalias, next year I must find new homes for some of those because I will run out of pots. So I will get that organised for delivery with the strawberry mix and the compost this coming week, and maybe pick up a bag of blue hyacinth bulbs for inside, though cyclamen are my usual choice - we'll see. That and mini cabbages, greens, and leeks in the punnet section and by the end of the week my winter planting should be done and dusted. Then I shall finish off the winter pruning, the mutabilis, a rampant fuchsia, and one of the cutting grown hibiscus have got a bit too big for their boots and need sorting out as soon as the Green Bin is emptied after my last lot of 'trimming'.
Must say I am not a fan of kiwifruit, but those kiwi berries are lovely. I put a lot of fruit in my salads and they are a wonderful addition, and so colourful. I like the red ones too. I noticed on farcebook they call them kiwi grapes in the UK, but then the Brits always were a bit strange...