Green shoots in the garden, frogs croaking in the pond and Dallas is waxing lyrical with daily posts to the blog must mean only one thing - that spring is here! Even as I write a shaft of sunlight has penetrated the Botley gloom and is producing a lovely dappled effect on the Minty Beds vans parked opposite. "Sarah" has found the key to his back door and has stumbled down into the estate with a renewed sense of vigour to finish off the footpath and unlock the potential of his southern slopes. In southmoor most things seems to have died or a dying but my overwintering daisies and moss in the lawn have come on leaps and bounds, I am currently contemplating this years target crop which I need to get in in the next month and then ignore for the rest of the year but rest assured it will have a good start. I am convinced that all it needs is a bit of water and you can grow something anywhere - see above.
In the meantime thanks to Dallas for sustaining us through the bleak midwinter and we look forward to seeing the fruits (and veg) of his labours in coming posts!
Happy cultivating.
Evening Al lotment
ReplyDeleteWell that lovely Spring piece has really put me in the mood for Spring and after a day return to Leeds for a 3 hour meet yesterday, the world seems a much better place now ive had a dose of you and Dallas on the blog! Dallas has inspired me to sow seed this year. My aim is to sow as much this year as i did in my Imperial College days! If successful, i'll have an array of fruit and veg to post about. First up this month is my aubergines in the kitchen alongside the mustard. Hoping that the peas poke through soon to get out March but no sign yet.
Pity you havent got any of that fertile Saharan soil, Al, just some old building rubble topped off by 1mm of developer's window dressing. But you're right, your very own Great Manmade River project should get your minty beds in full leaf.
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