Ok, it might not look like much but trust me, A LOT of work was done on this little patch of soil today. Over winter it had a thick mulch of bark on top which was collected up and the whole thing (its 3m x 1m) was forked over then raked to a finer tilth.56 'Anya' seed potatoes were sown in four carefully made trenches and take up pretty much the whole bed except for a bit of space around and in front of the willow obelisks. 18 shallot sets also went in the ground (a bit later than planned, never mind) and a few seeds pushed in the ground around the obselisk in the corner (purple mange tout, ambassador peas and climbing nasturtiums.)
I'm waiting a couple of weeks before sowing seeds around the other obelisk and I'm planning to grow some flowers for cutting in the little space in front of it.
We have a few herbs in pots now (rosemary, sage, parsley and coriander) and at the weekend I'm planning to sow some rocket and beetroot. The little Blackcurrant bush (Ben sarek) has had a farm manure mulch too. Its looking pretty good with lots of buds and sprouts of new foliage.
So finally there is some veggie growing action in the garden again!
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