Me and my dear son went to Wilko to get supplies. We bought planting troughs, seedling trays, multi-purpose plant food and 100 litres of compost. Which we had to carry back home. Using the bus. Still though, it has been great to get some nutrients into our clay soil, which in the glorious weather we're having right now is like grey dust. Useless.
We sowed Ailsa Craig onions and Musselburgh Leeks in the plot. The compost really holds onto moisture - brilliant! We used the hoe to remove about 5 inches of soil, replaced with compost, set the seeds, and covered them in a thin layer of compost.
We sowed Mesembryanthemum (mixed) into seed trays to go out the front, and Nasturtium (tall single mixed) in trays to be planted in amongst the veggies, to hopefully deter pests.
We planted three strawberry plants in one of the troughs. The planting instructions were naff to be honest, but I think the plants will be OK (touch wood). In another trough we planted Webbs Wonderful lettuce. I found a large planter lying around which I filled with compost and planted the Raspberry cane, stick, erm..... whatever it was, it looked like a stick.
Today was time to re-seed the grass in the front. Had to remove a lot of Ground Elder which was a pain, but hopefully when the grass grows better it will be drown out. Gave the sprinkler a go, attracting every kid in 100 mikle radius it seems. What is it about sprinklers that makes kids flock to you?
It's amazing how far we've come in a few short weeks. Our patch is definately starting to take shape, and caring for it is something I am quite fanatical about . Jason built a raised bed out of dry-stone walling. He's so tired, but what a fantastic job he did! I sowed a few rows of Nantes carrots in there this evening.
Also sowed sunflower seeds (Giant), and tomato (Money Maker) into trays indoors. The raised bed would be perfect for the outdoor tomatoes, as it has full sun for most of the day.
Here is a piccy of the main plot. The light was fading, but you get the idea.
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