Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Planning for Spring

There are many things I look forward to but I have to say warmer weather is probably that which makes me most happy!In the meantime, the fruit trees are all completely naked and the garden looks bare... There are still some veggies in their boxes but things are looking like I've taken a big holiday. I used the weekend to start idying p the garden in preparation for spring planting and this week's tasks include pruning the rose bushes and planting seeds indoors so I can move them out once they're established.

Planting will be done in a very orderly fashion this year, having established over the last two what gets eaten and what gets forgotten in the fridge! Its time to start planting potatoes and I am going to do this in a big way and over a few months: we love potatoes! We eat baked potatoes, potato wedges, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes and with anything you can think of... We're espacially fond of sweet potatoes and I've discovered that you can cook them in all the same ways as normal potatoes rather than the standard sweet mash (which we also love!), they make a great savoury potato wedge too.

The beans are always a hit so I'll be planting a fair number of these. I'm due to plant some more carrots as the last ones are near ready for harvesting and the animals love the tops

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