When it rains, it pours.

Flo and myself set off nice and early with the intention of doing as much as possible before our 1:00 deadline, so that we can get home and ready for practice. However, Mr. Weather had other plans and so we reluctantly pedaled off into a misty drizzle, entertaining the hopes of a sudden breakthrough from the Sun department. We were to be dissapointed. This, however, didn't stop us from getting a lot done. The majority of the time was spent hand-weeding, Flo working on the beetroot/chard area, as well as digging up HUNDREDS of blasted Jerusalem Artichokes that had gone a-wandering (they really are a nuisance, however they ARE tasty - their long-term status on the plot is in question) (We might not have any choice in the matter - they might just take over!) I spent my time wallowing about in the fruit cage weeding - it was also a good opportunity to inspect the raspberry canes that we had planted in the autumn to see how they were getting on. (See above Progress Report). Whilst Flo continued her battle with the weeds, I set about earthing up our early potatoes that had started to make a good showing - and I must admit I am rather proud of them.

On the compost/manure front, we turned the compost again, this time adding a couple of plants-worth of Comfrey leaves we harvested from home as well as a few fork loads of manure. This, we hope, will get the ball really rolling. (I did notice quite a bit of heat coming of it before we started work on it this morning, so its obvioulsy cooking!)