I have not taken a break from gardening. I have taken time off from blogging. Now it is December and the weather has considerably turned cold. It should be cold but just 10 days ago, it was unseasonably warm. I planted all the cool weather crops. The warm weather has helped with the germination. The cold weather has slowed the growth.
In my school garden, the monarch caterpillars got a real late start in life! Fortunately, most of them survived but a few did not. It was amazing to see the transformation. The students were just so amazed. We need to plant more milkweed in our gardens! They are voracious eaters. The more the better.
The dill has taken off and the sugar snap peas are still taking their time. I am looking forward to pruning my David Austin roses. It is going to be a lot of work but it has to be done.
I am going to miss my bouquets of the week. Everything is slowing down. I look forward
to spring. I still have a month of David Austin roses to look forward to.
