Since that bad arctic freeze in December 2022, the garden has been trying to revive of sorts. I see that the Brussels were the strongest of all and though they are not doing much in the way of growth, they are all still alive. The perennial walking onions are bouncing back and there is even hope that a couple of the cabbage plants and also two collard plants might amount to something. Surprisingly, I have lost three of the garlic plants. The blueberry bushes and peach trees are still alive. I even noticed signs of growth on the black current bushes. I have a two year old bay tree that looks at though it has lost the battle with the freeze. Too bad as it had been doing so well. There has been quite a bit of rain since December and I think the soil is depleted of ready nutrients so I plan to give everything some fish fertiliser to see if that perks them up a bit.
There is much I should be doing outdoors to prepare for spring, but it has either been too wet, or too cold and unpleasant to be outside. I do check on things every couple of days or so but I need to be cutting back trees, planting bulbs and planting flower and herb seeds that only like germinating in the cold. I also need to sow tomato, onion and sweet pea seeds indoors by 31st January. I have not grown sweet pea before and am looking forward to seeing what those are about.I also need to organise the storage shelf with all the growing pots, soils and fertilisers and other odds and ends. I also plan on moving some growing planters around so that the flow in the back slope is better.
