I managed to get up to the plot today, but it was a bit of a sad trip. Lovely evening, but unfortunately the gorgeous sunny weather we have been having recently, coupled with me being out of action for a few days, meant that lots of the plants I put in on Sunday are now pretty much goners.
Then, pulling back the blue plastic sheets that have been used to cover the bottom half of the plot, I find the whole place crawling with ants. Yuck.
Nevermind. We'll see what can be done!
Spent a long time planting some lovely Freegle offerings last night, and woke up with a trapped nerve in my neck this morning. Gutted, as was hoping to get back there today (aside from the slight annoyance of not really being able to move!). Hope it fixes itself soon.
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| Finished my first bed! Sieved the soil to get out the huge lumps (chucked them on a bed further down to hopefully break down a bit), raked it over, then covered with manure to protect the soil a bit. Used my new lawn shears (from Homebase) to trim the grass round the edge. |
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| Started weeding the second bed. Covered the bit I did with cardboard to (hopefully) protect the soil - from more weeds sprouting, and from drying out too much. |
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| My first crop! Kind of, the Rhubarb stem a bit too bendy for my liking. Not sure if it's ok to eat a previous year's crop, or whether I should cut it down and start again.. |
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