The big job of opening up the remaining beds and getting structures built looms…….so today, in a quiet mood, I get on with all sorts of outstanding little jobs and make the most of the peace in the garden with just the birdsong for company.
The last of my indoor sowings are getting underway – all the squash family……and I’m on the cusp of potting on the seeds I started a few weeks ago but they seem sluggish. At least the geranium cuttings are ready to plant.
The simple act of sowing some special seeds whisks me back in time and conjours up all sorts of memories from my days as an actor and my time in the Balkans. Mountain tea – something so simple but so meaningful for me. Thank you to Richard&Paul for the seed.
Before some of the summer crops have even been sown I’m turning my attention to my next winter garden and getting brassicas sown……and then a few flowers for a pop of colour this summer. I’m giving a bit of attention to my perennial kale (Taunton Deane) but not sure if I’m doing the right thing as I have never grown one before……
It’s time to start the first of the direct sowings! Today I’m sowing carrots, leeks, spring onions and parsnips……and some more calendula. It feels great to see the beds opening up again after the long rest they’ve had over winter.
After a day of gentle rain the ground is perfect for preparing the first beds for sowing and planting. Today it’s the onions and main crop potatoes.
April is one of my favourite months in the garden…..it will be a crazy busy month of sowing and planting, of bed prep and erecting structures….I can’t wait. Here’s how it’s looking at the beginning of the month.
As another month comes and goes and I reflect on what motivates me.
It is time, at last, to put the first veggies into the soil. Today I’m planting my new potatoes and tending to my grass paths.
Sweet peas in memory of Stan and David…….and I’m sowing green peas (edibles) again this year after giving them a miss last year……and looking at organic ways to (hopefully) beat the pea moth and avoid having half my peas ruined by their little grubs.
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