tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6539618150874783561..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Hints of springtimeKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9640349949661381062011-02-09T11:40:38.195+01:002011-02-09T11:40:38.195+01:00Meredith, we'll probably try the beer in jar l...Meredith, we'll probably try the beer in jar lids or trays out there, under the garden tunnel. And we'll hope the snails and especially the slugs drown in the beer.<br /><br />Evelyn, that really black soil is a spot where there was a compost pile for many years before we moved here. We moved the compost and tilled up that ground to grow things in it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14487852115285703992011-02-08T21:59:16.024+01:002011-02-08T21:59:16.024+01:00Ken- those snowdrops are sublime!
Your early sprin...Ken- those snowdrops are sublime!<br />Your early spring garden has been captured perfectly.<br />John.john-sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067198825182586195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64646021951425903462011-02-08T21:15:32.508+01:002011-02-08T21:15:32.508+01:00I'm envious, too, of your wild cyclamen. They...I'm envious, too, of your wild cyclamen. They are so hard to keep going inside.<br /><br />You do have gorgeous soil. My guess is you have quite a compost pile and keep your soil amended regularly.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52216053455857505602011-02-08T16:43:33.335+01:002011-02-08T16:43:33.335+01:00Love your flowers- I see my favorites are coming s...Love your flowers- I see my favorites are coming soon also-the primroses.<br /><br />I envy your black soil.Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87866362245353018122011-02-08T15:52:24.110+01:002011-02-08T15:52:24.110+01:00Tant pis, indeed, it's time for Spring in Sain...Tant pis, indeed, it's time for Spring in Saint-Aignan!<br /><br />BettyAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45260915612496133682011-02-08T15:44:08.104+01:002011-02-08T15:44:08.104+01:00Those cyclamen are beautiful, as are the snow drop...Those cyclamen are beautiful, as are the snow drops. Soon you'll get the hyacinths. Cyclamen are quite pricey in the nurseries here...Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14457492501396157862011-02-08T14:25:57.604+01:002011-02-08T14:25:57.604+01:00How exciting to be able to begin your garden now.....How exciting to be able to begin your garden now..........We've still weeks and weeks of winter ahead. The earliest thing we can do is plant peas on St. Patrick's Day. But I'll be in Florida!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37662972510745066372011-02-08T09:46:56.562+01:002011-02-08T09:46:56.562+01:00Still summer here. Woke up to 28 centigrade and i...Still summer here. Woke up to 28 centigrade and it stayed 30 centigrade all day. But winter will surely come. I have already noticed a couple of tree branches turning red.The Field of Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52883557861493409202011-02-08T07:31:02.301+01:002011-02-08T07:31:02.301+01:00I am going to want to know how you keep snails fro...I am going to want to know how you keep snails from eating all your salads.deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.com