Winding Down

Are we at the end of August, really? Can it really have flown by THAT quickly? Yes, I guess the chill in the air says it's a quarter to Autumn; the gardening year is winding down somewhat. Plans being made for food growing are being made for 2011 (!). No more sowing this year.

Plans for next year and beyond? Well, Mama is keen on a beekeeping course in the spring. I have grand plans for polytunnels and raised beds. Chickens? I do hope so - depending on the patience of DH.

The babes are keen to get started on their guerrilla war on terra after scouring the web for red clay powder and wild flower seeds; I hate to break their heart and tell them they'll have to wait til spring.

As we slowly wind down from the summer rhythm, I am hoping and praying for good weather for an Autumn agricultural Show this year - and maybe even a few last runs up to the PYO farm for plums and the last of the late summer raspberries.

And aren't the blackberries late this year? A long walk in the forest for some free food and a long weekend of canning, and I think I can safely say plans for the next few weeks are all pencilled in.

And you? What are your plans for this late summer period?

Comments

[VintagePleasure]

I agree about the late blackberry crops.We foraged some and made bramble jelly this week.Gorgeous but we usually do that the first few weeks of the hols not the last!

[Mu Mu Design]

there were hardly any when we went even this week!

[Vicky@coffeesandmilkies]

no blackberries in norfolk either.. not yet anyway.
The elderberries will ripen any day, so I'm armed and ready with my bucket and ladder to get them before the sparrows. But a bit of sunshine on that day wouldn't go a miss, don't fancy climbing trees in the rain! x.

[Mu Mu Design]

I know. Its been almost constant here for days