marec na vrtu / in the garden in March 2021

Na našem vrtu so začele cveteti narcise. Vesela sem, ko spet vidim cvetje po dolgi zimi. Spomladi je vse na vrtu tako novo, sveže. Občudujem novo življenje, rast in se veselim vsega, kar bo sledilo.

Daffodils in our garden started to bloom. I'm so pleased to see plants flowering after winter. I love this time of the year when everything in the garden is so fresh and new. It's all about new life, growth and there's so much to look forward to.

Na vrtu že cvetita forzicija in japonska kutina. Živo rumeni in rdeči cvetovi so dobrodošla popestritev po sivi zimi. Staro drevo blizu naše hiše je že zacvetelo.

Forsythia shrub and Japanese quince are blooming. The red and yellow flowers are a colourfull change after a dull and grey winter. An old tree near our home looks so white and attractive.

Spomladi je na vrtu veliko dela, tu preživim veliko časa. Starejši sin mi je pomagal pri prekopavanju. V rastlinjaku z delom sploh še nisem začela, saj je še poln zimske zelenjave. Visoke grede so končane, samo še malo je treba počakati, da se zemlja segreje in tam že lahko začnem s sajenjem. Začela sem s presajanjem paprik in paradižnikov. Do konca aprila bodo pripravljeni, da jih lahko posadim na vrt.

Spring is also a very busy time of the year and I spend many afternoons gardening. My son helped me dig the soil in the beds. The winter vegetables in the greenhouse aren’t harvested yet and I haven’t even started working there. Raised beds are finished and they are just waiting for the soil to warm up enough to plant. I’ve started to grow pepper and tomato plants indoors. They will be ready to plant them in the garden by the end of April.

Česen, ki sem ga posadila jeseni, lepo raste.

I’ve planted garlic last autumn and it is doing quite well.

Rožmarin ima majhne modre cvetove.

Here is rosemary with little blue flowers.

Začela sem z urejanjem semen, kar lahko vzame precej časa. Zdi se mi, da vrtnarjenje z leti postane stvar navade, saj vsako leto sadim iste rastline. Zato sem začela razmišljati o spremembam. Nekaj novega, drugačnega...

Organizing seeds can be time consuming. In my opinion gardening over the years becomes the matter of habits and I started to grow the same plants each year. So, I’m thinking about a change. Something new will be a nice choice.

Sončnemu vremenu konec februarja so sledili mrzli in suhi dnevi v marcu. V začetku meseca je zacvetela naša marelica, konec meseca pa je njeno cvetje žalostno, rjavo in uvelo.

The sunny weather in the end of February was followed with cold and dry days in March. Our apricot tree bloomed in the beginning of the month, now the blossom looks brown and sad.

Pred približno enim letom smo imeli prvi lockdown in tudi obeti za veliko noč niso najlepši. Res, da me vrtnarjenje precej zaposluje, vendar si močno želim ene dolge počitnice nekje daleč stran.

It has been about a year since the first lockdown and the prospects for Easter time aren't very good. Gardening keeps me busy, although it would be nice to go on a long holiday somewhere far away.