Community Gardening

Even though today was very windy, I cycled out to my garden to get a little bit more done. I was able to nearly finish mixing and filling two more beds (added alpaca manure to these two) and mulch my broad beans and one patch of peas next to the rhubarb I planted yesterday. I've placed sticks over the mulch to stop the birds scratching it onto the ground.  At 3pm the wind picked up and the sky looked rather ominous so I rugged up and cycled home.

Mixing and filling more beds. 

Added pea straw mulch to the rhubarb and peas.

Added pea straw mulch to the broad bean bed.

Community Gardening

The third plot I was offered was an extension of my first garden, so planning it is a lot easier - all I have to do is line up the beds and continue them to the south side of the garden.
Today I finished leveling up the six beds on the western side of the garden. Two days ago I filled and planted up one bed with garlic and bok choy and today I filled two more beds, and planted out the sprouting snow potatoes in one of the beds. These beds had rabbit manure and straw mixed through them.
My nearby gardening neighbour Minh divided her famous rhubarb plants this morning and offered me some, so I've planted it opposite the globe artichoke in the middle archway bed. She also shared this wonderful-looking savoury recipe, Persian lamb with rhubarb and chelow.

Garlic and Bok Choy

Snow potatoes in the corner bed.