It is the beginning of midwinter with just over 60 days until spring – not that I’m counting and as I look around the garden not all is as it seems. There are the usual midwinter things like onion seedlings still trying to stand up, a vast array of brassica doing their thing and garlic growing from strength to strength. There are empty beds, some … Continue reading Out of sorts
I have to confess the shortest day took me a bit by surprise. Its not that I didn’t know it was coming, but the speed it approached left me feeling a little like Wylie Coyote standing there with tools unused after the Roadrunner zapped by. It always feels like I have plenty of time to do things, however in reality I always underestimate how long … Continue reading Time waits for no onion
Normally at the this time of year there is a reluctance to except the winters arrival. With every drop in temperature I moan and complain. As the nights draw in, long gone are the leisurely evening antics in the garden – weeding and watering in the lingering heat of the day. Now gardening tends to wind up in the late afternoon, usually extended by torch … Continue reading Only three weeks until winter
