May Maddness

You know, I have been saying all along that I am a useless blogger. And I am.
But I completely lost the run of myself today and decided to post on my blog again.

May is the beginning of summer. It is pouring rain outside. For some reason my grass looks yellower than usual... probably need to be fed. Somehow things don't seem to be going well this year. Nah! they're not going bad. But you know, just the flowers seem to be late and everything is just that bit behind.

We had some really good sunny days last week. You know how everything seems to flow when the sun shines? And then we get the heavy rain. Now I know our rain is light compared to some places and there are places where they are crying out for it, but all the same you just hang your head when you get that combination, i.e. really bright warm weather then cold heavy rain.

I suppose I should put in some gardening tips here. After all it is a gardening site blog. Ok but we'll keep it simple for today because I was not expecting to have to do this when I started writing today.

Gardening Tip 1. Next time you are walking in the park in autumn/fall, bring a bucket. You can collect the fallen leaves from under the trees. The people who have to sweep up the leaves from the lawns will be glad you did. Put them into your compost or keep them in a dark place until they rot down and use them as mulch.

Ok! I'm on a roll here so I'm going to give you another tip.

Gardening Tip 2. If you want to get things moving in the garden earlier than usual cove the ground in that area with black plastic. It is easy to get on a roll at hardware shops and garden centres. The plastic keeps the soil warm, encouraging early growth from your bulbs, stops most weeds, and it is neat and tidy. That means that you do not have to keep sweeping it up when the wind blows, like you do with mulches. But, make sure that you weigh it down well, or the wind will blow it away altogether.

Now, that's enough for today. Well, well you know what? The rain stopped and the sun is trying to come out.

See you next time.