The First Dig of March.

We were discussing how much progress we had made since we took on the plot last September while the two of us were digging for four hours today. It is quite amazing really, and Maurice (next door but 2 and 3 on the plots) confirmed that it hadn't been tended for quite a few years before we took it over. That made us feel quite proud of the achievements, added to which Maurice gave us enough garlic cloves for two 3m rows.

Quite a lot was done today too. Beds 2 and 3 are now fully dug, with only number 6 remaining, and a revisit of numbers 10/11 around the shed. Some chicken manure pellets were spread widely (not on number 7 which is for root veg).

The autumn sown broad beans were looking very sorry for themselves, so we planted a few replacements that had been started at home in peat pots. They were also weeded and new supports were added.


The home sown early peas (Twinkle) were planted out and the double 3m row finished off with direct sown seeds. These were covered with the cloche (bed 8)

On bed 7 a 2m tape of parsnips was sown, and two rows of garlic cloves.

The sweet peas we started at home in the autumn are looking very sorry for themselves, so I planted them out in bed 3 anyway. If they revive, great, but if not they be thrown anyway.

All in all, a very productive day, we even had family visitors.