Amendment to the masterplan

There has been a slight change around...

Duff Plum

Re-dug the area around the plum trees, more bramble roots (it is they, not cockroaches, that survive apocalypses) and Mr Reliable, couch grass.
This as of next week will have 4 x gooseberry bushes, 1 x recurrent, 1x Blackcurrant, an apple tree, in addition to the three plum/gage trees.

I have decided to put weed fabric down and cover this with barkchips. Then I'll cut through to plant the herbs and bushes.

The large plum was sawn down, was old, too old. I couldn't afford the fees for a home, so on the fire it goes.

Rite of Spring

Saturday was spent digging out the brambles at the back of the plot and clearing the area around the plum trees. Some of the root-balls are huge with a dozen branches off them. This is now cleared but needs forking over. I plan to add some of the soil from the bottom of the compost heap. This will be where the the 2 gooseberry and redcurrant bushes will join the blackcurrant and existing gooseberry bush. I'll also move the apple tree to here. At the end of this fruit patch will be the raspberry canes. I'll probably put in herbs in among the bushes to make use of the space.

Today (Sunday) Spring is here...warm and sunny with the exquisite aroma of barbecue fluid on the breeze.

After another digging, hoeing and raking the onions (Stuggart, 3 rows) and shallots (Golden gourmet 2 rows) went in and join the double row of Garlic. I realised after that this was supposed to be the bed for peas and beans, I'll just switch them.
Broad beans have germinate and started to show.

The heron flew over on his way to Homebase. He hangs out at the big pond at the front.