15 February 2009 - Picture special!

This weekend most of the snow was gone, but many of our neighbouring plots downhill were still waterlogged.


A few final touches were made to the new bed (now known as Bed 7), almost all of which has been constructed from a former chest of drawers.




Also completed were two sets of trenches in Bed 6 (pictured) and Bed 5, filled with kitchen compost, for the summer's peas and beans.


Unfortunately, the alleged sprouting broccoli - uncovered last weekend to prevent snowdrifts weighing down the netting and crushing them - have been feasted upon, presumably by pigeons.


The seedbed in the Fruitcage welcomed sowings of Broccoli Sprouting (Calabrese) Green Magic F1, Leek Autumn Giant 3 Albana and Carrot Amsterdam Forcing 3.