Holes All Round

Settling Back in Gently

Iv had a few days to settle back in at Lotty now, and suddenly watering is just not enough. Ok, so there's weeding and picking veg for our tea to do, but strangely I have an insatiable urge to dig! I planted a another seed tray of peas, so between those and Johns we'll not be short of peas for a good while yet. As for the digging, the sunflowers are desperate to be planted outside so I may have an excuse to do some.

Holes

Another day of helpful smoking, but only for the benefit of making holes in the black weed barrier sheet. We now have 2 more rows each of leeks and cocktail spring onions, which I will be pickling as soon as I have the chance to. I came to the decision of planting one melon outside. We have 2 in growbags in one of the greenhouses and 2 which are still in trays. Whether or not the melon is happy out is still to be seen, but if you dont try you'll never know, and its all experience for next year.

Whilst I was off in my own world of planting, John and the Blur were fixing punctures in their bikes. It was lovely to look up every now and then to see them working well together, and the Blur learning what she needed to do.

Tea Time Treats

Knowing there were a few potatoes just poking through the soil I picked up some chicken to go with them. There were also some beetroot and courgettes asking to be eaten and we went home with quite a lovely looking tray of food. Now if I thought it looked lovely on the tray, it was nothing compared to how good it looked and tasted once John had worked his magic on them. Ratatouille made from the courgettes, fresh beetroot and potatos. Apart from chicken bones all plates were clean by the end of the meal, and I dont know about the other two but id have eaten it again if id had the chance. Thank you John.