There has been sowing. There has been pruning. There has even been repotting (I put my three small blueberry bushes into one very large container). The sun has come out: is it spring yet? I think it just might be.
While I'm reminding myself not to go overboard like last year, I've been feeling the sunshine like a gentle push to action. Time to go outside; time to do something out there. I'm also reminding myself that I want a more analog life--I need to get out and do stuff, not be attached to a screen like I have been for many of the dark days of winter.
I am continuing the sheet mulch at the allotment (son has helped me a little), and I'm still happily pulling leeks. I picked the last of the overwintered beets--surprised to find any worth picking actually--and possibly the last of the chard, as it looks like it's starting to go to seed. I also sowed those last February seeds (cherry tomatoes and chilis, though I'm not confident about the latter); and started sowing March seeds too: Savoy cabbage, early leeks, spring onions. No sign of the broad beans yet. I've pricked out the plum toms and bulb onions, sown at the start of February; the onions went outside in their tray, in the most sheltered spot on the patio--hope they don't get too cold after their indoor start.
March is the time though, the time it all kicks off for real. Though I'm easing into it, there's a little sense of urgency: let's get some stuff done before time runs out.
