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| Before |
The raised bed has been dug, the potatoes are earthed, the bit of bindweed that I discovered the other day has been dealt with.
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| After |
The new raised bed was a joy to dig - no stones, not too many roots and lovely rich soil. All I need now is a bit of dry weather to let me get out there and do some planting.
I mentioned bindweed earlier - last weekend when tidying away the lst of the broccoli I noticed a spindly climber wrapped around the stems of one of the larger broccoli plants.
Having unsuccessfully tried to grow runner beans in the same area last year I had hoped that this could be a surviving refugee, but thanks to my friends on The Grapevine I now know that this was not the case. www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/forum.php
The roots are very long and thin, and are prone to snapping if you just pull at them, but an entire new plant can regrow from a single small section of root, so make sure that you get it all.
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| Potatoes in their Grow Bag |
I decided to take a couple of sticks of rhubarb as I wasn't sure how much they would weigh.
These monsters weighed in at just under a kilo, so I may have to grab another one to make my wine - I shall have to consult my recipe.
No planting today as the ground is just too wet - the forecast suggests that we should get some drier weather tomorrow so we will see.
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