December 2021
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 12 December
Visited Nostell
Lifted more leeks to freeze
Lifted first parsnips
Cut first red cabbage
Coppiced one of the hazel bushes
We got off lightly
Storm Barra
Pea sticks and bean poles
Lifting leeks and parsnips – video
13 - 19 December
No visit to the allotment
A cold and foggy week
Went to Nostell
Wet, soggy, muddy, misty and miserable
Ruby’s wintery walks
An autumn sweet pea experiment – video
Coppicing hazel bushes – video
20 - 26 December
Harvested sprouts and parsnips for Christmas dinner
Harvested another batch of leeks
Visited Nostell
That’s it for another year
Shortest Day
Harvesting part of Christmas dinner – video
27 - 31 December
Visit to Nostell
Made Ravioli
Bleak Mid Winter
That’s it for another year