Wednesday 20 February 2019

Perfect! Just perfect!

   I just love this time of year. The change from winter to spring to summer. It is just lovely. The air is cool, the sun is warm on your back but not to hot to stop one from working in the garden. So it is crack on time! The ground is just about perfect for weeding and forking. The forecast is for a couple of weeks of fine weather so here is hoping that I can get on top of things. There is generally a frost in the morning but by mid-day it is time to get out there and get busy!
   So having waxed lyrical what have I been up to? Trying to get ahead of the weeds  that is what! Weeding and forking. My little chicken friend has been keeping me company and has been virtually under my fork gobbling up the worms as soon as I turn over the soil. She is not afraid at all! Beds are now all but ready for the planting of onion and shallot sets. Still have not bought those but I will this week. It is a must!
    Look who came to visit....




Saturday 9 February 2019

The sun is shinning the ground is WET!

   Well almost another two weeks has passed and nothing much done in the garden. The ground is still very wet but is improving. I have rescued my early purple sprouting from the chickens but I fear it may be too late. Still no seed potatoes in the shops despite people in other areas saying that they have theirs. Hopefully end of next week will see them in my local shops.
   The chickens have  take a liking to my broad beans! Honestly I do wonder sometimes as to whether or not it is worth having the chickens. Talking of chickens Mrs. Buffy (a Buff Orphington hen) has gone broody!  Stupid bird. Anyway we were planning to incubate the seven Ixworth eggs I had so they will be incubated naturally! It will be interesting to see how many hatch if any.
   Looking forward to getting on with sowing tomatoes and maybe some other stuff in the next couple of weeks.