To keep out of the way (no distractions needed from me when learning how to spell Latin plant names) I headed up to the allotment to dig the third bed.
A blustery wind on the allotment made for a refreshing dig. A few dry weeks had resulted in a much less claggy soil to contend with. Having left the new spade in the shed the old faithful Yeoman cut through the ground like a warm knife through butter and within an hour the job was done.
The cold and dry weather of recent weeks has resulted in the clods of soil on the other two beds breaking down into a fine till (Emily tells me 'tilth' is the technical term for this). Things are looking up on the soil front.
During the past week the bulk of our seed order arrived from the Organic Gardening Company. We are now just waiting on the fruit bushes. These should be with us over the coming weeks but the delay is welcomed as we haven't yet prepared the allotment for their arrival.
Today we also added to our selection of seed potatoes with the purchase of 'Sharpes Express' and 'Pentland Javelin' varieties. These are earlies which will compliment our main crop potatoes nicely. We tried to grow Sharpes Express last year in the garden with limited success so fingers crossed for a bumper crop in July.
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