My attention this last fortnight has been taken up by all the rest of the garden, pruning fruit trees, bana grass and tidying up unruly cherry tomatoes so we can at least walk down the paths. The chicken run is wall to wall compost in progress as the official compost bays are nowhere near big enough.
Great weather for growing, but also great weather for pests such as the cabbage whites, various birds and my favourites the slugs and snails. It’s time to get the head torch out after dark again I think.
I didn’t get around to actually harvesting the pumpkins that are ready because of the rain. We are psyching ourselves up for pumpkin with everything for the next six months – one staple food that does us proud in these parts.
We are just at the end of Permaculture Week and International Permaculture Day is coming up on the 4th May. Look out for gardens to visit and get inspiration – I know Margaret at Moss House in Denistone intends to open. Unfortunately we have visitors from overseas so are otherwise engaged.
Happy growing and see you for the next update in a fortnight.
