The last two weeks have thrown wild extremes of weather at us – wind (read that as howling gales), rain (read that as downpours) and sun (read as, well that round heat generator in the sky).  Nothing new you might think for someone living in the Wellington region.  But oh no, combine all three and you get a tropical climate like one I’ve never experienced here before.

The garden is of course loving the wet and warmth. Just one week back at work and the kitchen garden has become a runaway leaving me way behind.  Things are growing like crazy and it’s hard to keep up. Things are green and lush in unnatural ways for this time of year.

I’m determined to tame it’s exuberance today – or at least get rid of the masses of weeds, harvest the beans and tie up the sweetpeas and put canes in for that third sowing of peas.  I can feel the pain in my legs just thinking about all that bending and stretching.  But no gain without pain eh?