It’s not freezing cold…..but the greyness and the damp make it feel pretty miserable outside. I need soul warming and belly filling food. Using last year’s stored harvests I cook up a big pot of chilli to keep me company during this extended winter.
Month: March 2018
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 84: Pricking out and potting on – peppers and celeriac.
When it’s raining cats and dogs and rather chilly outside there’s only one thing for it – play with the indoor sown seedlings. The peppers and celeriac sown six weeks ago are big enough now to move onto the next stage……bigger pots.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 83: Dealing with my clay soil.
It’s been a tough three days getting trenches ready for potatoes and turning the field beans (green manure) in – not helped by such a wet winter. It isn’t my favourite job….so I’m happy it’s done now.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 82: Finishing the fence!
Finally I have the materials needed to finish the fence/deck area…….it still looks a little forlorn without plants but come summer it should be a glorious place to sit……
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 80: New seeds, sowing tomatoes and celery plus an update on the pepper and celeriac seedlings.
The season is gradually gearing up…….seed sowing and pricking out become the perfect rainy day activity. Today’s sowing session includes one of my most important and loved crops…..the tomatoes.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 79: Don’t panic!…and green manure.
It feels like Spring is just around the corner…..and that there are too many jobs to do….but there’s still time to prep the beds and enjoy some quiet time with the birds.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 78: Community work day with the Land Girls.
Once a month on my site we get together to look after the communal parts…….we mow grass, fix fences, tend to trees etc……and eat cake! It is one of the joys of gardening in a communal site.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 77: Wood ash, water and soil preparation.
The snow has all gone and it’s time to get on with preparing the beds for the spring sowings and plantings.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden 76: How to make paper plant pots (3 methods)
With the big sow not far away it’s time to make some pots using old newspapers and loo roll tubes.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: March (18) Garden Walkabout
A sudden cold blast makes it feel like we’re months away from spring again…..
