extreme gardening

I just love gardening in the cold, dreary weather.  Trudging on to my allotment on a grey autumn morning, no one else in sight on site, gives me an intense feeling of satisfaction.  I am there, no matter the weather, often alone on site, in the quiet rain, fog, winds or cold, and I relish it. Because I am getting a start on the 2015 season, prepping the beds and doing all those jobs (and creating a few on the way) that I don't normally have time to do during the high season.  Just bliss.  So this week I am organising a manure delivery, digging trenches for kitchen waste to be added week by week over the winter to improve the soil, putting the beds to bed.  And I might just treat myself to removing the grass from the main path, neatly putting down breathable fabric and gently laying some woodchip on top, all the better to walk through the plot next year ... Update after the weekend.