New growth
4 December 2009
Little red-green blades of forage rye are now peeking up above the soil in the vegetable patch. I discovered them this morning when I went out to put some peelings in my compost bin during a break in our seemingly incessant rainfall. There they proudly stood, glinting in the low winter sun.
How exciting that something still feels like growing during the cold season.
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19th December 2009 @ 4:05 am
Makes me ache for Spring!!!
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31st December 2009 @ 9:12 pm
[...] runner beans, beetroot, carrots and cucumbers. Now I’m even trying to be clever by growing forage rye over the winter to catch nitrogen and – possibly – magic gardening fairies in the soil. [...]