Much rain over the last few weeks. Only once have I been able to do anything useful, partially weeding the raspberry bed. The soil is too wet for any digging and turning over, so I'll have to hope we get a dry spell so I can finish off the beds and trim the paths (which are far too wide at the moment, and thus wasting valuable space).
The Kale and cabbages are doing quite nicely. The broad beans are coming on, the difference between those under the cloches (pic is from a week ago) and those without is notable. Those covered are close to twice the size of those exposed. Whether this bears any long term benefits remains to be seen. Even the uncovered plants are doing well, it has been wet and windy but also very mild. Several local cherry trees have come into blossom several months early.
Saw a lesser spotted woodpecker, very nice, a first for me.
