We are finally having a good burst of warm weather and sunshine (for which we should all be grateful) which brings with it the need to get the watering can out. I normally have the whole site to myself in the evenings but it was like Piccadilly Circus at the Hill yesterday, with plotters coming in to do a bit in their greenhouses.
I, meanwhile, am making good progress on the paths - I'm hoping that the weeded and stamped down paths with a black plastic base and deep chipping top will save me time in that I'll only be weeded the beds, not contending with the paths too.
I have a sneaking suspicion that in 5 years time I will be weeding out the rotted down chippings and cursing the very idea of putting down black plastic as that breaks down, but that's a concern for another day - or even decade. For now, this looks smart! I still have about a quarter of the plot paths to cover, but I am well on the way.
Meanwhile, the runners' profusion of flowers are giving way to teeny beans, and the sweetcorn is shooting up. I'm eating the tail end of the broad bean crop, and digging potatoes as I need them.
And when everyone has gone home, I can enjoy the stillness again, and this rather lovely view across the valley.
Every autumn I dig out the paths and add them to the compost heap. They’re full of bacteria and carbon to balance all the greens you add at the end of summer. You should see the steam! Sod’s Law there have been no chippings available since spring to refresh the paths so I’m getting threats from the committee about lack of pathage. Is it because people can’t afford to have their trees pruned?
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