The air feels cold, the sun is shining, we have frozen noses in the morning while we are taking our morning walk.
Listening to the birds, singing their songs; looking to the first flowers that blossomed in the year.
Did you notice the days are getting longer?! The spring is on her way!
It is the beginning of February, already 1 month is gone from the new year.
In order to be on time with the new season for my garden I have to start now.
Starting with planting seeds for artichoke, tomatoes, eggplants and (spicy) peppers. I will let them sprout in the glasshouse of my friends, so we can start planting them in the fields when the nights are above 12 degrees. That will be around half April.
The seeds I harvest from the previous year fruits, always the first fruit on the plants for seeds. In this way I am reproducing and no need to buy new ones each year. In my opinion this is the right way, the way mother earth has intended it way.
Still there is a lot growing in the garden, like salads (the arugula is the most quick growing), cabbages, broccoli and cauliflowers.
I see the first signs of life in my almond tree, so wonderful.
For me this is always an exciting moment of the year, what trees and plants did survive the winter and it is amazing to see them start to grow. Soon we will have blossoms in the almond tree, she is the first each year.
Look to the blossoms in my lemon tree! It was to hot last winter, the blossoms are ready to open soon.
These weeks I will be busy cutting trees, grapes and my kiwi plant in the shape I want, and keep the garden a little in order, before becoming a jungle during the summer. So that will be my garden jobs.
Planting seeds, cutting tree’s and prepare the soil for the new season.
I found some garlic that started to sprout, normally I plant them in October, but since they have sprout I will plant them around the roots of the trees. It is good for the trees to have garlic close by.
During the winter I was thinking about how and where I will pur all the plants that I want to have during the spring and summer.
It was cold, rainy and windy days last weeks, but now it feels wonderful outside. The sun always makes the difference, I feel more active to move and work when the sun is shining.
Do you have the same feeling?
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