Finally a good weekend's work on the plot. I feel like I have hardly been down there with all the rain. Today was mainly focussed on creating a raised bed for my seed potatoes. Hopefully I will get to harvest them for Christmas.
I also dug down into the pathways to retrospectively raise the other beds. It is too tempting to walk across the plants when the beds are flat to the ground. I am also hoping that the raised sides will form enough of an assault course to deter the slugs. The slime-balls have already attacked one of my aubergines.
Plenty of visitors today as usual. One family came by to visit the ornaments and gnomes and decided I was actually Mrs McGregor (as in Peter Rabbit) due to the size of my carrot tops. I didn't put Peter in the pie. Really I didn't.
The woodchips James and Daniel helped me carry in the other day have made a real difference to the pathways, there is is now a lovely flat area in front of the potato bed where I can put a table and chairs for proper contemplation.
What else ... oh yes, lots of green tomatoes, several little cucumbers have started to form and the beginnings of a bright yellow squash.
I am heading back down to enjoy the hard work I did yesterday and plant some lettuce.
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