{"id":1878,"date":"2023-12-23T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2023-12-22T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T16:12:25","slug":"six-on-saturday-23-12-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2023\/12\/23\/six-on-saturday-23-12-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Six on Saturday 23-12-23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy solstice all.  The darkest day has come and gone and we&#8217;re on the haul back towards the light. Wonderful. It felt a lot easier to find my #SixOnSaturday this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the deep darkness of winter, there&#8217;s been much mildness so far this winter.  Here are some winter veg that have weathered the storms so far. First, chard will manage through a mild frost, I&#8217;ve weeded carefully in the hope that a bit more light will allow a bit more growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1747\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1879\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leeks have been standing strong too, making a great winter veg to pop into casseroles and soups.  Long may they grow&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2497\" height=\"1950\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leek-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1880\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To get a bit seasonal now: I plan to add lots of this sage to some shop-bought stuffing, and some extra garlic to make a delicious &#8216;Italian Xmas Stuffing&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1503\" height=\"1372\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1881\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the turn of the solar year, I offer some hopeful buds on a soon-to-flower hellebore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2538\" height=\"1855\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hellebore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1882\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be mid-winter without holly berries.  These are from the last tree, now full of feasting field-fare. i think these must taste less good than those from the rest of the garden. They certainly look luscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2274\" height=\"1627\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holly.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1883\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I will end with a seasonal wreath, with holly, ivy, bay, and other green goodies.  This will need a regular top-up, as blackbirds have learned how to land and sample the berries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2760\" height=\"2005\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wreath.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1884\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seasons greetings, whether you celebrate the new solar year, or the glory of the consumer Xmas, its great for all to stop and have a wee rest in the deep dark.  I&#8217;ll be celebrating gently. Join the sixes on Mastodon or other instances in the Fediverse via #SixOnSaturday, we need a few more folk to toot on the topic: come join us. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim&#8217;s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https:\/\/gardenruminations.co.uk\/. Also on the former birdsite, for those who must: @JamesLStephens. And I&#8217;m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy solstice all. The darkest day has come and gone and we&#8217;re on the haul back towards the light. Wonderful. It felt a lot easier to find my #SixOnSaturday this week. Despite the deep darkness of winter, there&#8217;s been much mildness so far this winter. Here are some winter veg that have weathered the storms &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2023\/12\/23\/six-on-saturday-23-12-23\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Six on Saturday 23-12-23<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1878"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1886,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions\/1886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}