Rain, Rain, Go Away
It’s hard to believe that it’s June here. It looks (and feels) more like November! Apart from a few sunny days last week (well before the extended Bank Holiday, of course), it’s done nothing but rain for the past few months. So all I can really do is look at the garden from a window rather than actually spending any time in it. Fortunately, the plants seem to be enjoying the constant wet weather and are doing quite well (albeit looking a little bedraggled at times). Meanwhile, I spotted up seed pots on clearance at Tesco two weeks ago. 24p…
Battling Snails
One of the downsides of gardening in an urban concrete yard is the constant battle against snails. The damage they can wreak is heartbreaking. Like the time that K transplanted his cherished carrot seedlings to a larger pot outside and, the very next morning, all that was left was a clump of bare 1 inch high stems. You name it — I’ve tried it. I’ve planted garlic around high risk plants and I’ve run a snail pub (note: they don’t like lager). I have got snail hunting down to a fine art but I seem to have SAS snails around…
Gardening
To say that we have a garden at the rear of our house might give you the wrong idea. What we actually have is a 20 foot by 10 foot walled, concrete, yard — which is fairly traditional for 100 year old, urban, terraced houses in the UK. However, I haven’t let the lack of grass & soil deter me as I love container gardening. In fact, I think grass is nothing but one big chore — especially if you have a 60ft plus lawn as I did in one of my previous gardens. Mowing that every week in summer…
More Seeds
Shopping in Tesco yesterday and spotted that their seed pots (previously 74p) were reduced to 24p each. Well, I couldn’t walk past and leave them on the shelf at that price, now could I? So I’ve now got tomato, sweet pea and coriander seeds germinating on the bedroom window ledge.
