peace and quiet

Sammy was a bit poorly this week and missed Pre-School so when he was better and pottered back for Wednesday morning I went straight to the plot and had a quiet time to get jobs done.

All the rain, lots and lots of it, have made the plot super lush and slightly overgrown so I spent quite a while using the shears to chop grass and clear the edges of the beds so as we can distinguish veg from weeds again! A back aching job but hugely satisfying! 3 big bucket loads.

I dug around the established seedlings and did some weeding. My little friend the Robin followed me around as I turned the soil looking for grubs. He was fluttering by and landing every now and then on the bean canes.

I planted some more beans and covered the potatoes again; they are very happy and coming through every few days. The Broad Beans are being massacred by something so I found some old cloches and stuck them over for a while. The Courgettes look great and I have done the same to them in the hope of helping them bed in before they are eaten.

I had a go at the bed with Jerusalem Artichokes in. First time I have grown them and not sure what to expect. I dug the plot and pulled one out which helped me guess which leaf belonged to the Artichoke and which leaf belonged to the weed! Lots of weeds nearby look identical so I marked out the Artichokes with sticks and coloured tiles I found on the ground and saved them from suffocation.

The Raspberries are coming on well and are giving me an idea of how they will grow. I can't wait for those. Delicious! Think they will be ready in the Autumn.

A moment to stop and take pix and listen to the birds. Not a glorious blue sky day but very peaceful and wonderful all the same. So much nature going on all around and I felt very lucky to have the time to listen to it and hide in my little bit of rambling garden.