Fruits of the loom

Well after my recent development on the plot i thought it was about time that i went out and bought some cuttings for my fruit patch .. After searching through all of the different kinds i have ended up getting a Black currant and red current bush i also purchased a couple of strawberry plants ..

To make sure that these don't get attacked by the weeds i dug a square trench out and sieved the soil to eliminate any roots they will come back to haunt me one this was done i then soaked the cuttings in water and then transplanted them into the soil ...

Now they are in place i will leave them for a week so that they set ok in the ground them im going to cut out some membrane and put it around the base on the bush as a second defense system from the weeds .....

Today i have dug over my new vegetable bed again to remove any weeds or roots i missed the last time . I have also been on a website and ordered a Instant Small Vegetable Garden pack which should be Suitable for filling a vegetable patch approximately 10m²

The kit contains

Rocket x 20
Mixture of lettuces x 40
Dwarf French green beans x 12
Runner beans x 8
Beetroot x 10
Cauliflower x 6
Cabbage mixture x 6
Courgette x 3Organic seed potatoes x 20
Carrots x 20
Giant Red Mustard x 10

Here is a plan of how the patch should be planted

Jobs to do until my vegetables arrive

Membrane all of the paths

fix shed windows

Tidy up remains of the old greenhouse

Buy and plant fruit bush's

Well after a long winters break i decided i had to go and face up to the plot . I was dreading going there seeing how bad it had become .

I called a favor and borrowed my friends rotorvator as it would mean less work for now but lots more work in the long run .. There are so many for's and against's when it comes to using one ... But the main thing is that it makes the job easy .

All i needed was the weather on my side and we were looking for a go . I woke up about 10 and things were looking good , We picked up the rotorvator and off we went .. God what a shock i was in for once we had the beast up and running , talk about hard work and heres me thinking this would be easy the beast had me all over the place getting stuck and going where it wanted , you had to wrestle with the damn thing but hey its still easier than digging ...

My plan is was not to rotorvate the whole plot as i want to be able to keep on top of it this year so ive done three sections which im hoping i will be able to keep on top of ...

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Plans for the coming week

BED 1 this will be kept weed free until i can fill it full of potatoes

BED 2 as this is the less weeded bed and has great soil this will be my veggie patch for the year

BED 3 not sure what to put in here yet .......

more updates to follow