vrt v maju / our garden in May 2021

Že cel mesec dežuje. Vrtnarjenje v tem vremenu je res velik izziv. Sploh se ne zavedamo, kakšno moč ima narava. Poglejte moj vrt, rasteta samo trava in plevel. Ostale rastline se utapljajo in zmanjšujejo. Čeprav je maj, cveti le malo rož. Sedaj bi morale potonike najbolj cveteti, pa jih le malo cveti dan ali dva.
It has been raining for a whole month. Gardening in this weather conditions is a big challenge. I mean, we are not aware of the power of nature. Look at my garden! The only growing plants are grass and weed. The other plants are rather shrinking than growing. Only rare flowers are blooming. It should be peony season now, but only a few peonies are blooming for a day or two.  

Naš rastlinjak je seveda nepremočljiv, kar je velika prednost, ampak še vedno ima nekaj pomanjkljivosti. Nizke temperature in pomankanje sončne svetlobe ostajata problem. Moji paradižniki so še vedno majhni. Bučke in buče, posajene na vrt, pa so pojedli polži ali pa so utonile. Poleg polžev imamo tudi ogromno miši. Povsod so, na vrtu, na raznih poteh, po cesti...Na srečo se je naša mačka vrnila domov po tritedenskem potepanju, ampak trenutno je preveč zaspana, da bi lovila miši.

Of course, our green house is waterproof, which is a great advantage, but it is still insufficient. The low temperatures and the lack of sunlight remain the problem. My tomatoes are still small. Zucchini and squashes, which weren't planted in the greenhouse, were eaten by slugs or simply drowned. Beside slugs and snails, there are mice everywhere in the garden, on all paths, roads…I'm glad our cat is back home after three weeks wandering around. Unfortunately, at the moment she is too sleepy to catch the mice.

Zelišča lepo uspevajo. Sedaj cvetijo kamilice in timijan. Cvetove bomo posušili za čaj. Sredi zime skodelica domačega čaja še kako paše. Meto sem posadila v star sod in ji tako omejila prostor za rast, sicer se razrase po celem vrtu.

Aromatic herbs re doping fine. Chamomile and thyme are blooming now. We are going to dry chamomile blossom for tea. I love drinking a nice cup of homemade tea during the cold winter days. I've planted peppermint in an old barrel to limit its growing space, otherwise it grows over the garden beds.

Naša figa je komaj pognala liste pa je skoraj junij. Jagode rdečijo, vendar niso najbolj sladke, ampak preveč vodene.

Our fig tree is coming into leaf and it's almost June! The first strawberries are red, but not tasty. Too watery.

Rdeči ribez pa obeta veliko za naslednji mesec. 

The red currant looks promising.

Te rože v loncih na balkonu so naš čisto majhen vrt za deževne dni.
These flowers in pots on the balcony are our small garden for rainy days.