I’m worried about wind – and no, not my own!

I’ve been worried about the strong winds we’ve been getting recently, since a fence panel came down few weeks ago (should be fixed this week 😊) and the other day I got to watch my little mini-greenhouse explore areas of the garden he doesn’t usually see:

It was a most unpleasant day as you can see and we are having more of it today (Sunday 23 Feb 25).

However, it isn’t all doom and gloom! We did manage a short trip up to the allotment yesterday and I managed to clear one little area. It wasn’t raining but I’ll admit it was colder than I thought and I couldn’t feel my fingers by the end.

If you recall I put seaweed on one strip in the last big bay to be sorted but I hadn’t been able to finish weeding the strip due to the ground being frozen solid. Well….

I do like to show you the before and after pics – makes me feel like I’ve actually accomplished something! I didn’t think I’d get any of the next strip done but I did. I’ve cleared out the very small ‘Scarlet’ kale and brought home anything edible from them.

What I did like was that although there is chickweed everywhere (which is apparently edible but I don’t fancy it), it came out really easily as I had put compost on the entire bay last Autumn. I’ve really been trying to get my plot prepared as early as possible for the growing season and I can honestly say this year is the best I’ve managed for a long, long time! I put it down to wanting to have something to share with you all and needing to do the work for my YouTube videos! (It’s a useful pressure)

I’ve also finished sorting out my seeds – I got some new ones from https://budgetseeds.co.uk/ so I was adding them to my list with sowing dates etc. By the way, don’t forget, if you are in the UK and use the code SONEIL10 you can get 10% off their already amazing prices! I bought quite a few things already but you know us gardeners – there will be something else which catches my eye! Actually, I do like their range of gifts and garden ornaments too, some of which would be perfect for my fairy garden! One day maybe.

This is just one example (https://budgetseeds.co.uk/product/honey-sunflower-cup-bird-feeder/) Isn’t it so cute? I have a list, as you can imagine!

Well, when the weather is this bad, I need to focus on something bright and cheerful, don’t I?!