Spring, at last

After a colder than usual spring things are finally starting to green up.

 Maincrop spuds are showing

Broad beans left and peas behind are good and the Daubenton's kale (netted) that was stripped by pigeons is making a superb comeback.

Cabbage and cauli in.

Rotovating

Burrowing along nicely through compacted earth.....

 .....then hit a root just as the shutter clicked

Old compost

Digging out the old compost heap 

Laying slabs

Still more to do but at least we're no longer walking through mud.

January weather

New Year Brassica Massacre

The wood pigeons are back and have taken a shine to our Daubenton's kale so it's time to reassemble the brassica arch. The plastic panels were originally intended to make cloches but for now they'll make good wind breaks.

Digging

Two calendar months, and it's just starting to feel like we're getting somewhere. There's still a long way to go though; the ground is full of couch grass, bindweed and dandelions.