Posted by: Mia | 18 March 2006

I Ache

Been to the allotment today as the weather was lovely: blue sky, sunshine, though there was a biting wind later in the afternoon.

Have redug a little section and sowed some parsnips, carrots, onions, peas, broad beans, beetroot, onion sets, garlic, shallots, turnips and radish. I think that covers it.

Sowed more seed indoors this week. Tomatoes growing nicely, coriander I neglected but saved, parsley, and other things are growing nicely on the windowsill. The gerbera I bought last year is flowering nicely cheering up the windowsill with its lovely orange colour.

I ache! Hubby gone to pub to watch the rugby games. I might have a soak in the bath when he gets back (so he can occupy the small person).

Responses

My housemates and I would like to start up a flower garden in the front and a veggie garden in the backyard. We’re in Southern Ontario, Canada; would you happen to know any websites we could check out for information on when to start planting and what things to plant given the climate?

Like, even if there was a site that even *told* us what region we correspond to, climate-and-plant-wise, that would be cool.

Hi Christina

I don’t really know what your climate is like, perhaps you could try out http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/ which is a collection of messageboards, a community with people from all around the world. If you are gardening on a small scale, there is a book by Mel Bartholomew called Square Foot Gardening published in the US. Have a look through Amazon for some general gardening books.
Good luck

Sounds like one of those hard days… but also very satisfying day, right?

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