Kitchen Garden

REST, RECOVER AND RECHARGE!

The days are gradually getting shorter and the list of things to do in the garden has dramatically reduced. This is no bad thing though, even for those of us who love nothing more than pottering about in our happy place. “Why?” you may ask? “I need things to do,” I hear you say. “I want to be busy, I wish it was spring! I would like to sow seeds and see new life popping up through the soil – that’s what gardening is all about!” Is any of that you?

Well, you may already know this, but I’m here this month to remind you that in order for all of those wishes to happen, the garden needs to rest first. Just like

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