Today was pretty much a tidy up day. We did get a visitor from our old allotment who wanted to be nosey - lucky for him I hadn't unpacked the camera yet, so there's no pic. Next time, definitely next time!I was a lady-wot-lunched with his wife yesterday and we were proudly showing him round horse poo & manure today - don't we just live the highlife!
I weeded the potatoes bed and put in a plant we picked up at Tynwald on Tynwald Day (Isle of Man national day) which loves sandy soil - left the tab in and now forgotten what it's called, but here's a photo.
Mike started weeding the garlics bed (which was way to overgrown for a before photo!) and I helped finish it with him because it was such a big job - better to finish two beds than have half jobs to go back to another day. We were really pleased with how many garlic have come up and I've found a recipe that is a garlic version of pesto that I'll have to try later.The raspberries definitely appreciated us taking the time to protect them earlier! Here's how they're doing now.
We'd left the brussel sprouts uncovered thinking they were strong enough to face the wind and now not little seedlings that slugs might like - completely forgetting that we have rabbits nearby. Ooops, schoolboy error, but hopefully not too much of one. They're covered up again now.
(I wasn't happy to see a far-to-large longtail, but a Skink is okay)
I've never done very well with onions, and don't really like them much, but it doesn't mean I can't appreciate someone else's efforts!
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