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December 2019
If anything details of what was sown/planted in December
For December 2019 weather summary
Details of our December harvest
Archive for previous years' diaries dating from 2007 can be accessed by clicking here
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
1 - 8 December
Visited the Glow Winter display at RHS Harlow Carr
Bought a hippeatrum/Amarylis Black Pearl
Did some tidying on the allotment
Glow Winter Illuminations at RHS Harlow Carr
An evening visit to RHS Harlow Carr
At least we got something done
Glow Winter Illuminations - Harlow Carr - video
9 - 22 December
Planted two tubs of garlic - one soft neck and one hard neck
Planted amarylis/hippesatrum
Tidied mahonia prunings
Bulbs beginning to emerge
Bought small compost bin for garden and filled with fallen leaves.
Pruned two of the jostaberries
Catkins on hazels and garrya
Birds' eye view mid December - video
Harvesting Christmas dinner - video
23 - 31 December
Pruned the remaining jostaberries
Cut back buddleias and elders
Covered pile of leaves
Harvested oca - not much to show
Amarylis/hippeastrum growing quickly
Spring bulbs pushing through
Growing season 2019 - part one (in 2 Minutes) - video
Getting out after Christmas - video
