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The year, letter by letter

A letter's picture in every month it went out. Read across for a year, down for a month.

Roots
The last roots of the year
What I leave in the ground and what I lift this week.
Nov 8, 20265 min read
Squash
Putting the squash bed to sleep
Vines pulled, compost spread and a cover for the winter.
Nov 1, 20264 min read
Greens
Next year's greens, planned in October
A calendar on the shed wall and a bed already marked.
Oct 25, 20264 min read
Tomatoes
Clearing the tomato bed
Roots out, compost in and a cover of leaves.
Oct 18, 20265 min read
Beans and peas
Saving bean seed
Dry pods, a tray and a labelled jar.
Oct 11, 20264 min read
Roots
Lifting sweet potatoes
Gloves, a fork and a slow, careful lift.
Oct 4, 20265 min read
Greens
A cold frame for the greens
A wooden frame and a lid, built in an afternoon.
Sep 27, 20267 min read
Squash
Curing squash for winter
A hard skin, a dry shelf and a few weeks of patience.
Sep 20, 20265 min read
Beans and peas
Drying beans on the vine
Leaving the last pods to dry for seed.
Sep 13, 20264 min read
Tomatoes
Saving seed from the best tomato
One good plant, a spoon and a paper towel.
Sep 6, 20265 min read
Greens
Sowing greens for the cool months
Kale, mustard and lettuce in a bed that has finished with beans.
Aug 30, 20265 min read
Roots
The second sowing of roots
Beets and turnips for the cool months.
Aug 23, 20264 min read

Free

A free letter most Sundays from the garden: one bed, one job and one thing to try.

“The one email I open the day it lands.”

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