Getting ready to garden

[rkunsaw]

I always plant okra. I sow it directly in the garden, but that will be later. Okra likes hot weather.

When talking about clay we usually use a whole string of adjectives. The clay here is mixed with shale and even coal. I've had to haul in a lot of manure and compost for my garden spot.

 

[oakapple]

Although it's not quite April yet, the very mild weather means we have been planting perennials and herbs in the garden. We have very light sandy soil here, easy to work but we have to add lots of nutrients like compost and well rotted manure to improve the quality.Just put in delphiniums, pinks,lupins, hollyhocks aquilegia and other cottage garden flowers.Mint, apple mint, sage, thyme,rosemary,and parsley [sounds like Scarborough Fair!]