Sometimes nature forces your hand and encourages you to get things done. The garlic I grow is a variety called Early Pearl. A generous friend sent me some to try many years ago and I had the best success with them. So, I saved them for the following year and have done so ever since. The great thing about this garlic is it gets going … Continue reading Slowly reclaiming control.
I do have to say, when you have a reason to be productive, other than the normal reasons, like it needs doing or you’re being paid for it, then you manage to find some kind of inner energy to make things happen. Having said that we are only on day 2 of Make May Count. Today, being Saturday, I had a bit of a lie … Continue reading Off to a good start
Last year I started a thing. Just for me, for now. Maybe it could become a global phenomenon, but right now I am only thinking of myself. Looking at my history it would seem last year I didn’t Make May Count very well, although I gave it a good push. May has 31 days and I only posted an update 13 times. Having said that … Continue reading Make May Count 2020
After all the effort to get the garden ready for the garden party, I’ve kind of just rested on my laurels and I haven’t actually done a lot in the garden since. Well not on the scale of the work I did before the party. I have done a few things – like a little bit of path hoeing, which is actually kind of fun … Continue reading Make May Count
I have a lovely friend who upon reading of my dilemma with my garlic, sent me an incredible range of garlic to try. I didn’t even realise we had this many available to us here. I am really excited to grow these, surely at least one of them will thrive in my garden without wearing an orange spotty decoration upon its leaves. Rust is so … Continue reading Checking out my soil
