favourite months

[allotmentlady]

when is your favourite months and why?

Mine is february to april, spring coming on, all seeds sprouting, start of a new growing season, trees in bud, all plants coming back to life ........

[jackie j]

Any month that has no birthdays in lol which is June. lol

[Nicos]

December..Xmas
February....Valentines day!!
March..my birthday and the beginning of spring
May.....early summer..and the sudden growth of plants ( and kids birthdays)
August....warmth, family together
October...autumn crops indicating the end of the growing season..and OH's birthday
November....(Holloween) and bonfire night

....did I miss any out????


If I had to choose- I'd agree with you AL!!

[zazen999]

I love it when the clocks go forward; it's such a huge difference to the days.....and I love it just before they go back again; when all the crops are drying out, the seeds are being saved and packaged up, and this year hopefully my greenhouse will be full of winter squashes all hardening up for the months ahead...not to mention all the beans drying out for soups and chillis during the horrid winter months.

[NOG]

December Got to be because of the Feast.

[FB.]

September.

The days are often pleasant temperatures for being outdoors, without too strong sun, and adequate day length.
The early-autumn sights can be pleasing. Many fruit trees are loaded with colourful and tasty fruits for harvesting. Mmmmm........
The spider webs sparkling with dew on the lawn.
The misty long-distance views across countryside when out walking.
Before the October storms arrive, there seem to be more calm, quiet, mild days in September. Very pleasant to be in the countryside at those times.
The Schools are back, so there's more freedom to go on holiday for a week without the crowds - and holiday deals can be cheaper, too.

[Hilary B]

All of them!
Maybe June, because the only birthday in my family is MINE!!!

[taff]

I dunno, I look forward to all of them. I love summer [now] because of the growing thing, but winter has always been my favourite, especially winters like we had last year, and used to have when I was a kid.

[rustylady]

September has to be my favourite - usually nice weather, not too hot, lots of crops to harvest, jams and chutneys to make, kids back to school.
Least favourite - the cold dark days of January and February

[janeyo]

The one that has the most sun in!

This obviously varies from year to year, it used to be July or August, now is more likely to be October lol

[bluemoon]

I dunno, I look forward to all of them. I love summer [now] because of the growing thing, but winter has always been my favourite, especially winters like we had last year, and used to have when I was a kid.

Me too, I love October onwards, my birthday, then Hallowe'en, bonfire night, Christmas. I love sitting by a warm fire with a good book and a hot drink on a cold, dark evening. I enjoy spring when there's the sowing and planting and all that potential, but it's always tempered by the fear that we might have an unbearably hot summer just around the corner.

[HeyWayne]

I'm not overly keen on the dark ones, I like daylight me.

[dexterdoglancashire]

I'm not overly keen on the dark ones, I like daylight me.

Me too Wayne - I suffer from SAD so any extra daylight is good to me.

[Pumpkin Becki]

I love it when the clocks go back and the Christmas lights go up in the village - its magical. But I also adore January/ February when the Hellebores start to flower, and June coz its my birthday too (so many Geminis on the vine).

[Flummery]

I couldn't choose. I'm not a bible thumper but I do think there's a huge lot of truth in the poetic verses that say "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven". The spring months are hopeful, exciting - all the planning and sowing. Summer months and things really get into action - flowering, setting fruit. Autumn and we're safely gathing in. Lovely to have your seed packets saved and the cupboard full of jams and chutneys. Winter - a time for a rest from the hard work, sitting in the warm deciding what you'll grow next time. And Christmas in the middle to cheer us on.

I'm a great believer in the cycle of the season. I don't like to try to grow things out of season by artificial means. Even death and re-birth are part of it all -we should know as gardeners. That's what our compost heaps are - the death of last year's plants and the power house for next year's bumper harvest.

Cor, I go on a bit don't I?