Onions and Carrots...

7^th July - UPDATED - I've split the plot into 2. The previous occupier hadn't worked on the plot in the previous year and as I'd started to dig the plot I noticed the paths revealing themselves. Now I don't recommend paths especially where there's couch grass - and there's a lot in my plot - as it spreads. My recommendation comes from experience too as I have paths in my existing plot and all that happens is the grass is 3 feet high and the couch grass and bind weed spreads more easily.

I've been working on the bottom bed today. I'd say the bottom bed is about 30ft by 20ft and in the past couple of months I've had a couple of fires there and I'd been putting off tidying the patch up. I'm not sure what the effect of the fires will have on the quality of the produce from those fires sites.

My current intention is however to use the bottom bed as much as possible as I've still got some sprouts, broccoli and parsnips to go in. I'm also intending to use the bottom bed for two other good reasons. One is because the top bed is on a severe slope (my other current plot's on the slope) and two is because I intend not to dig the top bed again now - having dug it over once already. The intention is to get manure for the top bed in the Autumn and not dig it again until the spring. I'll then plant onions and potatoes and whatever else grows in manured ground.

14 7 04 - Managed to get a bit of work done on the site last night.

Bernard was down there for a bit so I thought I'd keep him company. I was digging bindweed and couch grass from the boundary between our plots. The plots are currently divided by the corrugated tin that you can see behind the sweetcorn in the picture above.

I made good progress and next time I'll take some pictures of the couch grass and bindweed and how to get it out.

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