Blame it on the weather…
…and something else too. The garden hasn’t received the attention it deserves in the last couple of years. That is, we have actually had some major work done around the house, such as a lot of new tiling. Perhaps it is just that while those projects were underway, we couldn’t really focus on other things, garden-wise. Add to that some busy periods at work, and we barely got the basic gardening done. I hope to improve in 2023.
Also, the weather. It really has been a cold spring, and I don’t get as much done when it it is sub-5°C and either windy or raining. Hopefully I can share a better tale soon.
At least I am on track preparing chilies for the greenhouse. We missed that last year, probably because our usual source of seeds stopped shipping to Denmark post-Brexit. Such a shame, and then we didn’t find a good alternative before it was too late to sow. This year we simply went to a local nursery, and got enough seeds to get started.
| Year | Chilies | Tomatoes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Feb 26 | ||
| 2022 | Didn't sow | ||
| 2021 | Feb 21 | ||
| 2020 | Mar 6 | Apr 7 | |
| 2019 | Mar 10 | Apr 13 | |
| 2018 | Feb 24 | Apr 7 | |
| 2017 | Mar 20 | Apr 9 | |
| 2016 | Feb 22 | Mar 27 | |
| 2015 | Feb 19 | ||
| 2014 | Mar 2 | Mar 2 | |
| 2013 | Didn't sow (kid) | ||
| 2012 | Mar 17 | Apr 1 | |
| 2011 | Didn't sow (vacation) | ||
| 2010 | Feb 28 | Mar 21 |
Key Events in the garden
- Feb 26: Chilies sown:
- Padron
- Chiluacle Negro
- Cayenne Long Slim
- Hot Lemon
- Apr 4: Chilies Replanted
Featured Image
A snowy day in late March – for the record, in case anyone thinks it “weather” is just a bad excuse for me not going outside working my garden. It is the picture of the cold spring in 2023.