Rain, rain, go away!

Well, I don’t know about Easter, but the rain has been of Biblical proportions recently and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Noah and the Ark made an appearance too!

Despite the inclement conditions I have spent a few hours in the garden recently.  In-between the sporadic downpours I planted out some asparagus – that’ll take about three years to develop before we can even harvest a few spears…. so, in for the long haul! 


Below: prepping the veg patch - around the onions and garlic

I also sowed parsnips outside directly into the veg patch. This is because parsnips are notoriously hard work and recalcitrant and don’t easily always germinate and even they do then the seedlings react badly to being transplanted – so best to sow directly and not in the greenhouse!  However, I have sown quite a lot in the greenhouse – leeks (also can be like parsnips but not quite so touchy), peas, sunflowers, purple-sprouting broccoli, tomatoes (a second lot), coriander, basil, Morning Glory…. and I have a number of other packets of seeds to distribute too; I must work out whether they go straight into the earth or into pots in the greenhouse, or a cold-frame (don't have one, but hey), and when.  It’s all far too scientific for me!  You should see the plans and drawings I have made in an attempt to be organised and on-top of it all.  Naturally, as soon as I actually get into the garden all the plans go out of the window and it becomes a variation on a theme…. 😊

Still, what do they say about the optimism of the gardener? “Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years” and “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” (apt for an Easter weekend).

 Enjoy!

Raised bed - thought through and actually labelled