Inbetween the bouts of enchanting snow, dreary rain, and debilitating cold, the beautiful sun has appeared this winter - if only briefly.
Those all important jobs have been slotted in where possible - digging, weeding, mulching, storing bamboo poles and cloches, nets adjusted etc. 
But the most exciting thing by far is that I've started to dig my pond - 3 years thinking about it and I'm off! I'm going for a fairly shallow one with a deeper section in the middle. I've got some liner off the freecycle website, and because there was so much of it I've been able to give some to my new neighbour on the site - re-cycle, re-use etc etc. Next step is to line it with sand. I'm so excited!
I'm still cropping parsnips, pak choi, jerusalem artichokes (anyone want any?), celery, and perpetual spinach. My chard has taken a bit of a battering, so have my overwintering onions and garlic, but I'm sure they'll recover. I've got spinach and lettuce in the greenhouse, and the purple sprouting is just starting to show.
My windowledges at home are full of sowings of peppers, cabbages, aubergines, basil, melon, oriental salad, kale, pakchoi, and early sprouts. It wont be long before you have to push your way through my door! I'm going to have a go at growing lentils in my greenhouse, and I've saved a physalis plant from last year so I'll see how that goes in the greenhouse too. This is the start of the best time of the year for me. It never fails to excite and inspire me, and the feeling of expectation is huge!
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