12) How Do Seasons Benefit Us and Why is it Important?
Living By the Seasons By Sindy Wakeham With the weather changed to blustery, cold and more often than not, very wet, being outside and gardening is not where you want to be. It’s our natural cycle to respond to the patterns of the seasons and perform applicable activities. We're normally indoors processing and storing our harvests from the garden and preparing for letting the garden sleep over winter ready for the next growing season while we 'hibernate' from the cold. Modern understanding and growing methods has shortened that ‘hibernation’ period for those of us who cannot bear to be away from the soil for a whole winter, which in the UK can feel like 6 months! For those of us who simply HAVE to be able to garden all year round, there’s always a way. Year Round Gardening We can make hot beds like the Victorians and now we can even grow indoors with grow towers designed for indoor gardening. We can make tunnel cloches over vegetable beds or cover them in plastic and