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This above all; to thine own self be true. 
William Shakespeare

There is peace of mind in a garden

The calmness and satisfaction gained from Natural  Growth

A Frosty start to a Wednesday~12th March 2014

13/3/2014

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The day started frosty and felt very cold, until the sun came up and quickly burned the early frost away. The famous Norfolk winds were conspicuous by their absence, thankfully. Fortunately I have no tender seedlings yet and the frost probably did more good than harm to my hardy plants. When the sun burned off the frost I was left with a useful film of water soaking the new leaves growing on my Strawberry plants and Gooseberry bushes.

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Broad Beans and early Peas
 I am very pleased with the growth of my over-winter Broad Beans~I have sown some Pea seeds in between the plants, I am hoping they will entwine themselves around the beans and I will get the two crops together. I think it will work, if not I will come to the rescue with some support for the pea plants. See the healthy looking babies below~ :)
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We are enjoying a prolific crop of White Sprouting Broccoli, they have really come into their own this year. I usually grow the purple sprouting variety, last year I picked up a packet of seeds containing the white variety to try, and they are doing very well. 

I have now sown some early Cabbage seeds and I have started a seed bed with Radishes, Beetroot, Spring onions and Coriander~


WATCH THIS SPACE~

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    John~~Battling with the elements, pests and diseases in my struggle to keep the garden growing. A constant  daily struggle that will be recorded here.

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    Gardening is such a delightful pastime. I spend time on my allotment almost every day of my life, and the sensation of pure satisfaction never ceases to amaze me. I get so much out of this pleasure, I think the benefits are so huge that the government should legislate and make it more available to everyone. I will list just some of the obvious reasons here. ~~
    1) Fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce. 
    2) Fresh air and an intense feeling of getting close to Nature. 
    3) Healthy exercise without the necessity of machines that are found inside a gym. 
    4) The satisfaction obtained by growing plants and watching and caring for them through to maturity. 
    5) A regular occupation that you can make into a routine, somewhere to go to at a certain time every day. 
    6) The companionship of like-minded people, with whom you can get ideas and swap tips on your mutual interests.


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