Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts

Monday, September 21, 2009

marjoram




Marjoram grows at the bottom of the apartment stairs. It is wildly invasive. I have seen purple fields which had been taken over by it. Still marjoram enchants me, although I shall never plant it again in my own garden. One small packet of seed once taught me a tremendous lesson. It is supposed to be soothing if one adds it to one's bath water, which I tried as I certainly had enough of it - but the tranquility was broken by frantic efforts to stop the weeds from clogging up the drain. Then I put them in a bag, but fishing out the water soaked botanicals were not really worth the effort. I shall stick to lying back with slices of cucumber on my eyes.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

done with digging


Late this afternoon I was taking advantage of a good day and went out to turn over the little vegetable patch. As I dug I realised how I hated it. All my life I have pretended that I loved working in the earth, but I really hated it. It is just that I do it well and that I love the results. I left the spade in the ground and came in. I suppose that if it doesn't freeze up I shall get the job done, but then I won't be here next year to do anything with it anyways.