when we moved into our new house, with its wonky doors and el cheapo flooring, we got the best type of garden you can inherit: not a wilderness of thorns and sorrows, but neither was it a piece of perfected natural beauty. with a mediocer lawn and ageing gravel, it was a clean, green-and-brown slate for us to experiment on.we spent the summer months removing the gravel, unearthing an area of hard-packed earth. this is the sunniest spot on the plot, where i plan to have my kitchen garden. there was no time for heavy spadework, as the summer holidays were about to intervene with hectic travelling and general laziness. however, i did want to harvest something, so i planted some carrots. a colleague gave twiggy, popularly known as fire-tongue, a selection of hot pepper plants. i also sowed some kvick-and-easy salad.
unfortunately, the hard and clayish soil wasn't very good for the carrots, and neither were the slugs, which ate half of the seedlings, and devoured all the salad. they did stay away from the chili, however, which thrived.our solution to make the garden greener, instantly, was to place all the indoor potted plants outside. this ensured a problem-free vacation for them. they also made us realise how happy our garden could look, if given some tending, love, and shovelling.
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