Plotting!

I woke yesterday and realised I'd made a mistake. My physio is  this afternoon. So I reorganised my plans. I spent Tuesday morning preparing  my sermon for Sunday, then began thinking about the garden, planning how I will organise my plot this year.

Everything was put on the coffee table.

In the centre, my general notebook. Above it, Huw's book.[it is a useful guide, but 3 years in I no longer feel I need to follow it quite so assiduously] and my Journal which is written up after e event, as a record of wins and losses. 

On the right my growing collection of seeds [oops, bad pun] which needs sorting out. 

There are a lot of seeds...

You are wondering about the chicken brick, aren't you? No I'm not planning on getting hens. I just feel that I've had this 45 years, and I no longer use it much [twice in 4 years]

It has has developed quite a patina of Ancient Chicken Fat. This is normal, and the instructions tell you not to clean it off with chemicals which will then leach out into your food. I do not feel I can put it into a CS looking like this then I realised it makes two lovely terracotta bowls and I can plant herbs here. So this is going to be repurposed I the garden this spring. A good result I think.

I picked up two bags of seed potatoes in a sale last week [Casablanca, and Maris Piper, grown successfully in previous years] These are "chitting" on the bedroom windowsill.

My 2024 notes say that the 'Nantes' carrots tasted good. But we didn't enjoy the beetroot! The lettuce plants from Swaffham Market were a great investment, and my spinach was unstoppable [there are still a few portions in the freezer] I'm going to try 'forcing' the rhubarb this year under a bucket [as Monty suggests in my latest Gardeners' World magazine. Previously I have let it grow 'naturally'.

And following the example of local hero 'Turnip Townshend' I shall rotate my crops in the Raised Bed on order to improve the soil. My second compost bin, installed with the help of Bob and Julian last year, is filling up nicely.

It is 3½ years since Bob built the raised bed I am amazed how much I have learned, and grown. Really grateful for all the advice, help, seeds, plants and tools which so many generous folk have given.. here's hoping for more good arvests in 2025

Do share any garden plans you've got for this year...