Progress with the new veg plot

Today we had two functions to deliver so didn’t get back home until late afternoon.

The first thing I did was check on the girls and I found part of Amber’s egg shell in the run. The same thing happened the day before yesterday. Her eggs seem to catch her out and as the shells are so thin it breaks and gets eaten.

The good news is that at least she is passing them and she bounces back to normal once she has laid. On both occasions I knew it was Amber’s egg for many reasons. Honey had already laid on both days. I have actually seen Amber lay her egg in the run in the past. The shell is fragile and lastly she bounces back to her normal self.

The next thing we did was set to work on the new veg plot. It is quite time consuming because all the plants needed to be relocated. My husband dug out while I replanted. Some plants have gone into the garden and some into pots on the patio. The remaining thyme and any worms went to the girls.

My husband also laid a path through the middle as we walk through here all the time plus will need to be able to get to the veg. We felt really pleased with today’s progress especially as we had so little time.

The new veg plot is completed and just needs planting.

It was now time to get our Sunday roast on so we decided this was enough for today. Tomorrow I will dig up the potatoes and onions from the old veg plot and replant them in the new veg plot. We will also plant the purple sprouting broccoli and the leaks. We will then plant the runner beans in the remaining strip of the old veg plot.

There are also a few shrubs (more like trees really which just self seeded) that have got too tall for their position in the garden so I intend trying to dig these out and plant them in the new chicken run. Being tall they may survive the girls and at least they won’t have cost anything.

It’s been a productive weekend considering we had work to do too and I am looking forward to getting the veg planting finished tomorrow.