As I put on my boots and stepped outside the rain started; I gritted my teeth, entered the kitchen garden and began to weed.
Our potato plants are beginning to flower, the quality of the plant is noticeable from last years crop, where we planted old potatoes that we'd purchased from the supermarket.
Potatoes are easy to grow here in the Scottish Borders.
However our bean plants have been pecked by birds, although some plants have begun to climb the cane tripod; an improvement on last year when they were eaten as they sprouted through the soil.
Our beetroot and onions over been smothered with nettles, thistles and dock leaves.
After my tolerance to being stung wore thin, I took off my gloves and fetched a spade from the truck, then began to dig a trench for the wire mesh bordering,
Sam, I want to return to the garden. Charlie helped finish inserting wire mesh.
We do not visit the garden after 4pm, because at this time the midges are horrific.
Look at our glorious rhubarb plant, I'd cook a crumble but I don't eat it.
We don't apply chemicals to our kitchen garden, however other parts are treated against dock leaves and stinging nettles.
Later Charlie dug up some potatoes from our Kitchen Garden for our Sunday dinner. I enjoy gardening, something I could not do whilst surviving homelessness.
Our potato plants are beginning to flower, the quality of the plant is noticeable from last years crop, where we planted old potatoes that we'd purchased from the supermarket.
Potatoes are easy to grow here in the Scottish Borders.
However our bean plants have been pecked by birds, although some plants have begun to climb the cane tripod; an improvement on last year when they were eaten as they sprouted through the soil.
Our beetroot and onions over been smothered with nettles, thistles and dock leaves.
After my tolerance to being stung wore thin, I took off my gloves and fetched a spade from the truck, then began to dig a trench for the wire mesh bordering,
Sam, I want to return to the garden. Charlie helped finish inserting wire mesh.
We do not visit the garden after 4pm, because at this time the midges are horrific.
Look at our glorious rhubarb plant, I'd cook a crumble but I don't eat it.
We don't apply chemicals to our kitchen garden, however other parts are treated against dock leaves and stinging nettles.
Later Charlie dug up some potatoes from our Kitchen Garden for our Sunday dinner. I enjoy gardening, something I could not do whilst surviving homelessness.
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