Digging Deep

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How the wildlife pond is getting on. 60cm (The minimum depth I've read to be sure of avoiding freezing solid in winter) seems really deep! Putting in the split-cane edging now seemed a good idea.

# 1147.14Well worth the leaving.. the patch of Field Beans (Vicia faba) along the border L-bed.. Mr bee agrees! :o)

# 1147.13An unexpected harvest. I had decided to resist the temptation to try the rhubarb this second year, but in my endeavors to build the pond I unwittingly broke a leaf or two.. temptation enough!

# 1147.12The seven 'Medania' spinaches from yesterday prior to planting out in veg bed 02. The existing plant is a self-seeded coriander.

# 1147.11Overkill? How they, the 'Ice King' lettuces and 'Parmex' carrots looked after 'protection'.

Total Allotment Time: 4 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Continuing construction of the wildlife pond. Planting out above mentioned seedlings. Hand-weeding.

# 1138The end of the bed after I had cut down the last of the field beans.

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# 1112# 1111Total Allotment Time: 3 & 1/2hrs.
Principle Tasks: Planting 8 'Saxon' seed potatoes into VB02. Clearing the field beans and tickling over the surface of the far end of the same bed.

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# 01045Total Allotment Time: 1 & 1/2 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Harvesting the 'Musselburgh' leeks from veg bed 04. Applying a 4cm mulch to the field beans in the border L-bed.

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