Yesterday we decided it was time to get the veg plot ready for planting. We dug in the green manure that we had planted on the plot and we dug in the chicken manure that has been maturing for the last year. The compost bin is now empty ready for me to start adding chicken poop along with kitchen peelings ready for next year.
Last year we moved the veg plot to the spot that had been a thyme lawn which hadn’t thrived. The chicken run had been extended over what was previously the veg plot. This was the new veg plot once it was ready for planting last year (broad beans were already in).
Veg plot in May last year
My husband wasn’t happy when I planted potatoes following the curved brick edge. He said everything in the veg plot should be planted in straight lines but I said this wasn’t easy when there is a curved edge.
Jackie, my mum and myself have come to the conclusion that this is a “man thing”. All our husbands have felt the same about wanting straight lines in the veg plot.
This year my husband decided something had to be done about this and he set about making the veg plot straight. This is how it looks this year.
The veg plot is dug over and compost has been dug in
The other advantage of this is that it has made the plot a bit bigger. I dug over and added compost to the strip by the chicken run too. I am going to plant chard and leaks in this strip along with the dandelion patch I have already planted. This means that this strip can stay planted over the winter and the main plot will have crops that will all finish in Autumn allowing the main plot to be dug over at the end of the year and leaving the chicken run strip planted until spring.
The chicken’s strip is ready for planting
Amber is checking out the delicious looking dandelions. Now all we need to do is get planting. The seed potatoes that Jackie gave us can be planted in the main plot. Jackie has also given me chard seeds which I will plant in this strip and we will go out to buy some leek plants this weekend. Watch this space!
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