Category: Gardening
Wild garlic and rhubarb
Cuckoos and dandelion clocks South easterly winds scatter blossom forget me nots and bluebells burst into blue seagulls and crows a jet black cat soaking up the sunshine and having it stroked in Flies darting to and fro in the sunlight and the dappled shadows dancing across the grass chased by a tiny tortoise the Read more about Wild garlic and rhubarb[…]
Cotyledons
A cotyledon (/ˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/; “seed leaf” from Latin cotyledon,[1] from Greek: κοτυληδών kotylēdōn, gen.: κοτυληδόνος kotylēdonos, from κοτύλη kotýlē “cup, bowl”) is a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant, and is defined as “the embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first to appear from a germinating seed.” The cotyledons may be ephemeral, lasting only days after emergence, or persistent, enduring at least Read more about Cotyledons[…]
April / May moon gardening
Aries lunation 12th April – 11th May 2021 12th April – New Moon. Dream, Plan, Believe Weekend 17th April – Waxing crescent Sew crops that develop below ground. Parsnips Weekend 24th April – Waxing gibbous Sew crops that develop above ground. Runner beans Tuesday 27th – Full moon Harvest, Weekend 1st May – Waning Gibbous. Rack & weed Bank holiday Monday Read more about April / May moon gardening[…]
jīngzhé – hibernating insects awaken
Earth aerated
Ash Wednesday
Coming out of hibernation and walking the garden dreaming and scheming digging up carrots, hands in fine compost
February/March Moon gardening
Aquarius lunation – Water bearer – purifying & nourishing the earth 11th feb – 12th march. Equivalent to 3.30 – 5.30am. Stirrings. Birds singing & nesting Dreams turning into plans. Roots pushing down establish foundations Prepare the ground. First week. Friday 12th – Friday 19th. New moon – waxing crescent Equiv to midnight to 6am Read more about February/March Moon gardening[…]
Bitter Winds
And frozen earth