Winter Blues

Its been a glorious Week. The Christmas week was very hectic with all the preparations in the kitchen and the decorations that need to be put up.
The garden only got regular water. There was no time for fertilizers, cutting and any kind of damage control.

Denzil was busy at work even on Christmas eve and barely made it to the Mass at 9.30pm. It must have been one of the coldest nights. The mist was heavy and both my boys were affected by the combination of low lying mist in the morning and evening and the sharp winter sun in the afternoon.

I had put some coleus cuttings in used plastic glasses and had to get them all inside to avoid them from getting too cold from the cold wind. Though we have no frost or snow, it gets very chill and dry with the winds in the Winter.

The boys were gifted with a lot of presents. All of which were accepted well and it was a very happy evening.

My in laws came over for Lunch on Christmas day. The spread was well balanced and the food all turned out well. Everyone enjoyed the meal. Do I have the time for the garden now..... No way, just water.....

So there it is .... not more than 15 minutes in the garden every morning for the last 10 days. This is killing me...

31st Dec, the last day of the year 2010 is the day alloted for garden care.

Plan as of now ( subject to change)

Fertilizers (DAP) - Top priority
Clean the weeds in the front.
Move the zephyranthes to the lawn border
Prepare the Amaryllis for flowering. Last year, they were late blooms, started in march and went on to bloom till july. This year I had my first blooms in Nov. They were half eaten by some caterpillars. Now I am waiting for the real big bonanza
Trim the big bushes
Re arrange the pots to put all the flowers together
Check on my Nursery for any attention needed.

If time permits, I will post more pictures and the activity post 31st.