A Herbie Day

Well much to my dissapointment I couldn't get to sarahs workshop today, unfortunately that paper stuff is becoming harder to get hold of.
SO I had a herbie day at home, Jon Took the cherubs to the park for a few hours which gave me the chance to get out to the garden which i desparately needed, My mood had become woeful and I was in a bit of a state really. I bought some herbie seeds a couple of weeks ago and although a little early they have gone in today.
I started by letting out the chooks , they love to follow me around the garden, picking at any tasty morsels I may uncover as I potter about. I had decided to dig a couple more herb beds up by the chook run, so to work I set uncovering a few dandelions that I re-planted in a more suitable place and also a dead nettle that again was moved to the end of one of the beds. It took me a while to get most of the stones and roots out, but got there after half hour or so, It felt good to be out in the warm sun with my hands in the moist earth. comuning with nature at its best.  I had a few rather sad looking pots with mint and a gooseberry bush in so decided to transfer them to the fresh beds. Hopefully they will thrive there - I pretty rubbish at pots never remembering to water them .
Most of the seeds I bought need to wait a month or 2 before they can be planted, but The Yarrow, meadow sweet and wild chamomile went in today. I cannot wait for them to grow big enough for me to harvest them.
I also tidied a little, for some reason I never got round to tidying the garden before winter set in - so it needs doing now. I have had brocolli throughout winter that i picked as and when - these were now paet it so I pulled them up and gave to the chooks, They love to eat the leaves.  I also amazingly remembered to cover my peach tree, they are not a fan of our wet springs and tend to get leaf curl if left to fend for them selves. My fil gave me a roll of giant plastic bags last spring ( these measure about 2m long and 1m wide) 1 fitted perfectly over my peach and I plced a few stones around the base to keep it from flying off with the wind.

It really has been a revitalising day for me, I have yanked from my slum and bought fourth to the spring. I am once again a happy hippy. And looking forward to the year ahead.