So I just published my draft notes from May, June last year. This is because I wanted to keep an eye on running costs of trying (and failing) with a growing flowers and food in my garden.
To be honest, I had considered giving up but find myself strangely excited as the prospect of another year of abject agricultural failure awaits me.
Studies like this from Reading University and yet another talk by James Wong continue to inspire me when the reality is that my crop that cost a few hundred quid yielded a few fresh sweetpeas, daffodils and roses, some camomile flowers, 5 strawberries, 3 inca berries and the dahlias never flowered (and look really sad), the arrowroot just blackened its leaves so I don't know where to eat it or not, and generally all promise was switfly eaten by slugs.
So I find myself planning next year
UrbMat is intriguing and I almost ought it but my concern is that it is ideal for San Francisco weather and may not get through customs.
I really now want to continue with Inca Berries (I kept the seeds of one pod), camomile, bulbs and a large variety of herbs plus some greens (courgettes, rocket leaves and sorrel) and usual herbs. BBC series GetBritainGrowing made me anxious to start my herb pot. I hope strawberries do well this year as well.
Plus I want a couple of beds with either the UrbMats or of the same type of idea.
I am also thinking of making a polytunnel to keep things like lemons, or oranges slightly more likely.
Anyway, these are dreams for this year. Will keep posting re costs and whay happened next etc.
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