On Wednesday afternoon I spent a little time in the garden.
We have four raised beds. These three and one in front of the garden workshop.
This is the one that has celery in it, which is absolutely delicious. I have been cutting one stick off a day to have with my lunch.
I am not sure what the very leafy plant is....there are some minuscule carrots tucked in there as well. I thought it might have been parsnips, but I pulled one out and the root was so thin I am not so sure. It could be that they were planted too close together so haven't grown properly?
I decided I would start weeding and digging them over. I started with this one.
Looks much better now. I need to see if the onions in the corner are any good, but I didn't at this stage.
I picked up all the fallen apples that had sadly been wasted in the orchard and put them in the compost bin, which will need rethinking about as they have been using metal coal bunker bins, and quite honestly I'd rather they were used for coal. Not only that I'm not convinced they make the best compost bins and they are just full of twiggy rubbish, so will need to empty them out and start again.
The orchard floor looks much better now and the snowdrops are absolutely wonderful.
This is my evening reading at the moment before I go to bed which is when I read my current novel.
Oh and when I got home from my walk on Wednesday there was a ferry going past.
Always something different to see and watch.
Just love those snowdrops.
ReplyDeleteIt is so lovely to have snowdrops in the garden.
DeleteIt's exciting to start afresh in a new garden
ReplyDeleteIt is. I am really looking forward to planning and planting.
DeleteWell your new garden and location looks pretty special to me. I think I envy you the location of the garden just a bit because you'll be able to grow so much more than I can. Is the plant broad-leaved parsley that has run amock by any chance? I'm looking forward to seeing how your garden grows.
ReplyDeleteThank you Graham. I think we are very lucky indeed, as it is very special. I am just loving it. Things should grow really well here. Perhaps it is parsley, although doesn't quite smell like I would expect it too.
DeleteThat looks like a good afternoon's work :) What are you planning to grow in the raised beds or are you still deciding. The carpet of snowdrops looks beautiful. Have a lovely weekend. xx
ReplyDeleteI'm currently still deciding what to grow. Dalmation beans will be a certainty.
DeleteI am with you about the coal bunkers not being very good. Knowing that gas emissions from coal harms plants, I cannot really see how compost made in these bunkers would be beneficial.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing how you progress with your garden :)
Yes very bizarre use of the bunkers. I think it was just a way to 'hide' some of the garden rubbish!
DeleteI miss having a garden, we've just got bare sand here, we had grass growing at some point but now that we're in drought it's dwindled down to nothing.
ReplyDeleteYes it has been ever so dry in the Northland of NZ hasn't it? (I have got it right that that is where you live?
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