As luck would have it the news of the loss of my community gardening spot came at the end of the 2013 growing season. Just as the temperature dropped, the days got shorter and plants were concluding their production, construction on the house began and I had to face the reality of my situation.
But this gave me the idea of starting my secret garden. And knowing that I would need two months to move all my paraphernalia, it led me to decide that I should start my project in January. This pleased me greatly because my favorite gardening show for all time is the spectacular Victorian Kitchen Garden produced in the 80's for the BBC2.
This series followed the incomparable master gardener, Harry Dodson, as he managed a walled Victorian Kitchen garden at Chilton Foliate. The format of the series was month by month and he started with January, where he demonstrated the preparations that went in to the soil, seed selection and formulating a plan for the entire season.
So in honor of the late Harry Dodson I decided to start in January.
If you've never seen this program catch it on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOF49wIxDrA
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