What to do in December!

 

I do like December for gardening, which is a bit strange considering there's not a much you can do outdoors in the short days.  December is the month for reflecting on what went on last year and what  you think is to come, preferably indoors and warm by a fire.  I do find that gardening brings me closer to the seasons, the rhythms of the year. Although this is the darkest month with the shortest day of the winter solstice and the cold winter months of January and February are still to come, it's very much the time of renewal and starting rather than ending. After the shortest-day solstice on the 21st the days will be getting lighter again, which means spring isn't that far away. After two years of pandemic,  you would of thought 2022 was going to be a much better year. However it didn’t  turn out that way, Putin’s criminal invasion of Ukraine to expand his empire and the economic disruption that’s caused has made it a tough year for most of us. It is thought that the average family could save over £1,000 a year from a full allotment or a large garden. Even a small plot can make a significant contribution to the budget.  If you add hens, you would get a few eggs as well, which are not easy to come by because of Bird Flu