HOW TO GROW FOOD
Sunday February 03rd 2008, 3:44 pm

Vintage Gardening Book

We are experiencing a bit of a cold snap this weekend, so I’ve got the Rayburn all warm and glowing and batches of damp, freshly-washed laundry are draped over it to dry. I call that a win, win situation.
Last weekend we had a surprisingly spring-like day on the Sunday. It could have been April. It was so warm and sunny that I sat outside, overlooking the vegetable garden and ate spicy squash soup (made using the only 2 squashes I managed to grow last year) and cheese scones (thanks Dan, fab Guardian recipe for scones here) in the sunshine.
It gave me time to peruse the veg plot and start to get my head in gear to begin planning what needs to be done, what I am going to grow and where I am going to grow it in the year ahead. One thing that is definitely my number one resolution is to try and plant the seeds on time. I am always full of ambitious plans, do a ton of research so I know all the varieties of lettuce and the seed merchants who sell them, then I buy them, then I miss my planting ‘window’ and it is all for nothing.
Best to try and not be quite so ambitious I suppose. Lets face it, gardening is a battle. You have to face all sorts of unexpected obstacles, freak weather conditions, disease and pestilence, and hope that at the end of it you end up with some salad on your plate. I’ve got a few evenings of planning ahead to decide what to grow where and I want to add a few more beds to what is there already. The great thing about a sunny day in January is that you suddenly feel raring to go and ready to begin all over again. Let the battle commence.

A weather-beaten lady




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Comment by Chris Moran 02.03.08 @ 3:50 pm

Thank you Gloria for passing on Dan’s wonderful cheese and garlic scones..I did tweak with a double smoked hit.I had cleared my cuboard of out of date spices so I had no Cayenne.I replaced it with smoked paprika and some lovely smoked garlic.Also,used half good strong cheddar and half gruyere.Must go and make some more…

Comment by Judy 02.05.08 @ 4:43 pm