Month: March 2013

Pre-land grab clearances

This week is hedge clearing. It took me 4 hours, and now I’m struggling to move, but I have pretty much done it!  Huzzah!! My pictures were a bit dim and and wobbly – I was so tired my hands were shaking. But all the bramble and blackthorn from the […]

Rain rain go away…

The wet theme continues…so still no work on the plot. It’s incredibly frustrating! I’ve got a week off over Easter and I’m hoping the weather will be drier for then so I can get some work done. I still need to turn about 30% of my plot into beds, plant […]

Maracas at the ready

This update has theme music….get those maracas moving & start humming Guatanamera because I have: …3 habaneros, oh yes! and 2 jalapenos….(repeat to fade) Makes up for the fact that my carefully pre-soaked boltardy were probably drowned rather than soaked and my sweetpeas are cursed. I’ve got some cosmos coming up and […]

Finally a bit of warmth

It’s getting warmer….and drier!! Whoop!! The broad beans are looking happy and bigger. Managed to turn over the potato bed, my first proper digging of the season and I left […]