On Tuesday, trudging up to the Old Kitchen Garden for more winter digging, my thermal undergarments hung distinctly heavy on me. The earliest of early weeds, Cleavers, or Sticky Willie as he’s known to his friends, was cagily creeping across the soil surface. With the dry weather forecast on our side, we had a hoe [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Seivings of Spring
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged leaf mould, sticky willie on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Under The Concrete
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In a week where a nation skidded into “snow chaos”, and even the mighty Stevenage FC declared their frozen ground unplayable, I am proud to report that a quorate Hawkwood crew carried on gardening. Digging in the Old Kitchen Garden continued apace, leaving a rich black slice set in the driven white, a sight that [...]
Cold Hands Warm Glow
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This week, I’ve lain in bed shivering, but warmed by the heat waves of grim satisfaction that accompanies a hard cold snap. Gardeners in particular like a spell of ice. Traditionally round here, they’d expose clay clods to the frosts’ shattering forces. Organic practitioners abhor a bare soil in winter, but see Jack Frost as [...]
