today it is raining AGAIN. The soil here is so soggy that when I was weeding yesterday, I had to scrape the soil off the weed roots, because it was so sodden it could not let go. Strangely enough, I garden in two completely different soils. At home I have wonderful sand, that has been fed with compost and other humus, and where it is sunny it grows plants all year. Here at school I have clay, that is terribly soggy in the winter, and so we cannot grow much for most of the year. The soil is just too cold and wet for growth. I can't be bothered with winter gardens at home much, so it is somewhat ironic that the place where I need to grow stuff in the winter is where the soil will not allow it.
All quite well. I felt very virtuous last night as I did my marking before doing my internet stuff, and then read a book instead of reading all night and ending up behind on my work. The book is "A short history of tractors in the Ukraine" by Marina Lewycka. Its very good, and does not have much about tractors in it!
Its really cold today, exactly like winter.
Posted by Toni at August 22, 2006 11:24 AM