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Well well, there she goes again throwing, as our cousins across the pond say, a curved ball. Mother nature lets us know who is actually in charge-her. Just as the buds are straining to burst open and the seeds and bulbs in the ground start chasing the snowdrops up to the unseasonable sunlight and warm temperatures BAM! Snow covers the ground today at almost 3 inches. Gotcha! All that planning and getting a jump on nature is to no avail as we get slapped back in our place. But to the seasoned gardeners out there who have learned that we are truly not in charge but just tinkering around the edges of controlling nature it is just an adjustment of planning. I can never understand what all this rubbish over global warming is, oops! sorry climate change as it has now been christened by those wishing to indoctrinate us and empty our pockets, as anyone from gardener to farmer or every nomadic tribe will tell you mankind and nature has for thousands upon thousands of years been subjected to “climate change”. We and nature have made a pretty good job of doing what we and nature do best- we adapt and survive. I am sure that in 20 years time there will be plants that will not grow in say a warming UK but they will be replaced by being able to grow plants from what we class at the moment as warmer climes. So don’t despair or become depressed just try something new- I’m quite happy to have an open mind and am looking to growing that palm grove at the bottom of the garden, With ever rising prices which seem never ending these days and no one seeming able to control the situation ( that is for discussion elsewhere) we must return to the gardening of our forefathers where the throw away attitude is expelled from our pastime. Seeds and plug plants especially those which have been copyrighted by those who wish to get as much money from their genetic manipulation of nature. F1 F2 & F3 plants which have one season of true growth and then you have to buy more of the same seeds.( guess who from?) Solution? raise as many natural plants & vegetables as you can and gather as many seeds as you can and swap with your fellow gardeners. Start a seed bank in your local community where all can seek out a mass of plants at little or no cost with knowledge of where they came from and first hand knowledge of the provider and their experiences in growing them. So as prices rise with the nursery industry go back to doing what farmers did for millenia. So back to basics and save money and enjoy your harvest. Don’t worry nature will catch up despite the weather or the global warming fanatics. And while we are on fanatics the Cradley Produce Show Schedules should be out by the end of March so download your copy from here or Cradley Village Hall website.

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