March - things are starting to grow. Daffodils are shining in the heart of the garden and in the vegetable patch there are greens to eat. There's last year's kale and shoots of garlic and onions. Today I spread lots of black compost from the heap all over the vegetable and herb beds. It was a good feeling to dig again and turn over the soil.
All through the winter my spade has stood in the shed. I cleaned it and oiled it - but tools like to be used. The wooden handle warmed up in my hands as I dug and the blade rang as it hit the soil. A robin came over to see what I was doing. He had been singing so loudly in the cherry tree this morning it was almost as if he was calling me to work. I expect he was hungry for worms. Rufus enjoyed the sunshine as he went round the garden carefully smelling everything and making sure he knew who had been to visit.
MINT
In the Herb Garden, a lot of mint had been growing. Everywhere I dug were long white roots like worms! I dug them all up and took them back into the potting shed and cut them into pieces to make into new plants. Even though mint takes over the whole garden, it is very useful. Mint tea after a meal helps you digest your dinner or if you have a stomach ache. If you haven't cleaned your teeth, you can chew on some leaves. We make mint sauce with verjuice (wine that has turned to vinegar) to go with fatty meat too.
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