It's now been two months since I wrote a blog, and what has been happening since then? Rain! The plots are flooded, and as they are on clay, nothing is running away. I would like to install a cold frame, which I have made, but it has just been too wet. It will go in the hole shown left, but as you can see, it's full of water. When it dries out, I will put in the frame with a few barrow loads of manure in it, then top it with soil and put a glass lid (old secondary double glazing units) on top.
Everything is looking a bit sad now. I have just pulled up the last of my sprouts and cabbages, together with a couple of swedes, and have dug some parsnips - a cold, wet, dirty job! The purple sprouting broccoli is coming on well, and depending on weather should be ready in a couple of weeks. This winter has been warm - very little frost and no snow (unlike last winter) but with a huge amount of rain.
The digging will just have to wait....
