An hour long rain shower coupled with an icy wind certainly dampened our spirits first thing on Saturday morning and I didn't have my rain hat or waterproofs thanks to the BBC weather forecast. Still we pushed on with planting out the sweet-peas, barricading them in well with chicken wire to keep the pesky rabbits out, and a row of chrysanthemums. Walking around the garden earlier we noticed that the first early potatoes are showing, the broad beans are growing well and the beetroot seed has germinated, that's more than can be said for the parsnips which are resolutely sulking in this cold spell. Then because hoeing in this damp is out of the question we spent the remainder of the day on our hands and knees weeding, not much fun really but it does look good when you're finished!
"Even the richest soil if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds" Leonardo da Vinci
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| morels growing in the peony border, very exciting! |
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