Most of my gardening recently has been remembering to water the houseplants every other week or so. I've not had a lot of success with houseplants in the past, but I'm adding to my collection slowly and trying to improve; they are particularly welcome this time of year when I don't get outside much.
I have pulled several daikon radishes and carrots from the kitchen garden this month, as well as a few pak choy leaves and sprigs of fresh herbs. We have just had a cold snap with hard frosts for about a week or more, but the radishes and pak choy haven't been bothered by it; I still have the pak choy surrounded in a small wire fence to protect it from pigeons/chickens/ducks and it continues green and leafy.
I noticed the daylilies are sprouting up again and the young shoots are particularly nice; however they are also in the duck yard and I'm not convinced they are poo-free--I'll leave them for the ducks for now. It would be nice to transplant some around the garden for next spring.
I've not been to the allotment since just after Christmas, about a month ago. The son and daughter and I did a quick bit of sheet mulch and came home. I have some cardboard saved up from my work that really ought to be used up at the allotment, but my boots finally bit the dust and I don't have any replacements yet; I don't want to be trekking in the mud in either my pink or white shoes! Call myself a gardener...
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