A Bit of Hard Work

First Things First

Aside from the peas which were planted on Tuesday all of our seed trays are full of life. We have a rule of picking 20 weeds from the carrots a day, but I got a bit too into it and did the whole lot, im hoping my swedes will get the same attention now, as the small weeds are much more frustrating than the bigger ones which are easier to pick.

Digging at Last

Now for some reason, dont ask me why, I have an inherent need to dig. So it was with great enthusiasm I got my chance yesterday. After pulling up the lambs lettuce which had been well eaten despite being covered by a wire net frame, i got do work digging over the soil. I never thought id hear myself say it, but the soil looked absolutely fantastic. To keep the weeds down I planted cabbage and purple srouting broccoli through the brown weed barrier. Im not sure this was a great idea but we shall see how it goes. I also planted more carrots in the old potato patch, and somehow managed to come home with seed packets in my pocket.

All Hands In

Whilst I was in my own little world, John and the Blur started to tackle the raspberry bushes which were more than a little overgrown. They made a lovely frame to hold up the plants. By the time id finished they had started on sorting the weeds and I made my way over to help. You'd have to have seen it to believe how much work there was to do. I thought the marestail was a pain to get rid of until I started to untangle the bind weed from the raspberries. Whilst me and John tackled that, the Blur took the weeds from me and carried buckets full of the stuff to the compost heap, she also made sure we were well stocked with green garden ties.

We all worked so hard and didnt finish until gone 7 o'clock, but to see the difference was amazing. Ok so it may not be the biggest achievement in the world but iv never been so proud of us all, we worked well together, and the feeling is very satisfying.

Chinese

I was going to make us a nice dinner with the potatoes we'd picked but it was a bit late by the time we left Lotty. Instead we grabbed a chinese on the way home, and it was well deserved. Thank you John and Blur for all your hard work. Your both amazing!