The weather has been fine, but bitterly cold for the past couple of days. The blue skies encourage outdoor activities, but a coat and hat are needed, along with plenty of coffee breaks in the warm.
After yesterday's trip to Nottingham I decided that I should really spend some time in the garden today.
First on my list was to attend the tomato greenhouse. It will soon be home to our tree ferns, as hard frosts are likely to happen, so I wanted to get some manure dug in to the soil.*
30% had removed all of the tomato vines about a month ago, so all I needed to do was empty three bags of cow manure on the beds, dig it in and then give them a good watering. My hope is that the climate in the greenhouse is sufficiently mild that the soil biome remains active across the winter, and improves the soil structure and fertility.
I also moved some large pots and a bag of compost to the greenhouse. 30% will pot up her tulip bulbs and then leave them secure in the greenhouse along with the tree ferns.**
In the afternoon I headed out to the workshop and continued my project to construct a pair of doors for my carpenter's workbench. I now have the timber planed to the appropriate dimensions and have started to mark out the rails and stiles.
So that was my day. As it says in the title of today's Journal entry, it was also a day of parcel deliveries. I can report that, as a result, I will now be able to descale my coffee machine, take accurate blood glucose readings and, hopefully, keep the ornamental greenhouse frost free.
On reflection, I wonder if a single delivery of three parcels would have been better for the planet?
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* Without having to fight my way around two large potted ferns!
** Bloody rats dug up last year's bulbs and, as a result, we had a very poor showing.
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