What a baeautiful day. Bright and frosty start, perfectly still, blue skies and damp ground. Started digging the biggest circle to date - 6 paces in diameter - at 10am and completed it by 12pm. Then used the bark chippings from the felled black poplars to create pathways between the beds. By 1:30pm the paths were complete and I was ready for a meal with the fry-up boys, Matty & Olly.Han
dy conversation with Frank who was tidying up the chrchyard nextdoor. He remembers this land when it was farmland and has useful hints on what we can reasonably expect.By 3:30pm the sun was below the roof-top skyline and frost was re-setting itself. By then I had outlined and dug the first turf layer of a blobby shaped bed - it just seemed to suggest itself!
Finished the day by using spare turf to fill in a dip in the ground that fills with water when it rains.
Next will be a bed near to the kitchen for herbs.
Total cost to date £0. Bring on more days like this.
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