Started the autumn dig today. On the way to the plot saw the Kestrel, He was sitting on a lampost for awhile then suddenly a corvid vigilante group arrived, comprised of crows and magpies, and these birds spent a few minutes chasing the Kestrel around until he'd had enough and flew off.
The potato bed was easy to dig, nice friable soil and the weed roots pulled out quite easily. Lots of them though, mainly couch grass and some mares-tail.
The onion bed wasn't so easy, it was quite hard to dig. Loads of weeds, two full barrows and a couple of trugs came out and a barrow full of couch roots left to wither on the path.
Looks better now. Enjoyed the dig in light drizzle, don't know why I prefer this to hot summer days.
Witloof has done quite well. I will do several rows next year, should the forcing go well.
Pulled another 5lbs or so of onions out when digging, nice and firm, though a bit damp due to the drizzle.
