The weather has remained mild and it has felt almost springlike. There was no great wind today and for the most part it has been dry. Little work was done in the vegetable garden but the aged, Tesco garlic bulbs seem to have survived and are now sprouting strongly. It is quite encouraging to see some green in the first raised bed.
The main work of getting the wood store ready for the winter goes on. I have started to work on the far side of the wood where there are a number of trees that have fallen and a number which need felled. With the fm radio on the phone and a set of earphones it is a pleasant place to listen to The Archers' Omnibus and Desert Island Discs. The need for a good wood store has become more pressing as it seems that we are going to be able to reinstate the old wood-burning Rayburn in the kitchen
The biggest change over the weekend, however, has been the installation of the solar panels. We now have the ability to make 3.36 kilowatts although when they were switched on, just before sunset in the winter, we only made enough (80w) to light a few dim bulbs. I am glad to say that the panels do not seem too intrusive and blend into the roof quite well.
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The panels blend in really well. I imagine once you get a distance away, they blend completely.
Garlic is such a useful thing to be able to grow. Does it smell much as it grows? I am wondering if I could grow a wee pot of it in the flat?
Just split some cloves and plant them in some compost. Do it soon as they need about 11 months to grow.
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