We had lovely blue
sky yesterday so I braved the cool breeze, made a cup of tea and wandered down
to the garden for a potter. There was still garlic to plant and a couple of
other little jobs to do (planting a flowering passionfruit and large calendula,
stringing up bamboo tepee for beans and peas and some weeding) and a fine day
is not to be sniffed at this time of the year.
I got to nibble on
a few smaller asparagus spears which were absolutely divine! Guess there won’t
be any making it to the grill this year...they haven’t got past the garden gate
as yet. The borage plants have grown a little bigger and even the cape
gooseberries have braved the cold and had a little spurt.
Tonight I dragged out
my seeds, bagged up some goodies to send the garlic lady and also put aside
some I want to plant shortly. Most things grow really well under the back veranda
so I am going to make use of this to get an early start on spring/summer
seedlings. This year all the extra seedlings I grow will be used as part of the
“Food Is Free” project...Cliff styles! If you haven’t heard of it you are
missing out on some really feel good fuzzies. People all over the world are
sharing their extra garden goodies and extra plants by putting them out the
front of their house with a food is free sign...and anyone can come and take
something or leave something to share. Not a new concept but a worthwhile one
all the same.
