It was one of those
March days when the
sun shines hot and
the wind blows cold:
when it is Summer in the light,
and Winter in the shade
(Charles Dickens, Great Expectations)
After all the rain and damp weather of January and February we can be tricked into thinking that Spring and better weather are here, but we have to make the most of the nice days so It's been nice to get outside and start some of those jobs that need doing.
I spent all day Saturday at the allotment, I was down there by 10am intending to stay until lunchtime, but once I got started I thought I might as well carry on and get it all cleared, I left at 4.30pm. I slept well that night!
At least It's all tidy and ready to grow again.
Today has been spent starting to tidy my own garden up. The shed has been sorted the Summerhouse cleaned and I've made a start on clearing the rest of the leaves. The grass is still a little wet at the top end of the garden but some sand and re-seeding again should sort that out in the next couple weeks. I'm always surprised how quickly it drys up once the weather starts to get better.
I bought some pots out from the side of the shed that had some Spring bulbs in from last year, they will add a bit of colour in the next couple weeks. I'm glad now that I didn't empty them last year, I'll do the same again this time when they are finished.
I've sowed my sweet-peas and my potato's are chitting, we are going to take the potato bags down to the allotment this year and grow them there, some of the sweet-peas will be taken down there too.
I cleaned out my greenhouse last week and potted on some geranium and petunia plug plants I got at garden centre.
I'm considering buying a small raised bed for the top of the garden, my thoughts are that it would be good to grow tomatoes in, my greenhouse isn't really big enough to grow them in and I don't want pots in various places. That's another thing on my list to do this week, sow the tomato seeds and also buy some onion sets for the allotment.
I'm not one to wish time away and get one season over and on to the next, but it has been lovely to see some brighter weather and think about what we can have a go at growing this year.
Enjoy the rest of the week
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