Down on the Plot

Greetings! I've spent a few hours on the allotment plot, and most of the grass is now cleared. I now have several huge piles of grass, waiting to be burnt. I've also cleared the goosegrass and brambles from the fences and now have a fairly clear boundary.

Coming along nicely

I've discovered two compost heaps at the bottom of the plot, which I plan to bring back into good use. There are a few borders already marked out, and I will probably use these for herbs this year. I've also made use of a pile of aluminium sheets; these now make a nice fence. I just need to dig a couple of holes for some more fence posts and nail the sheets to the wood so they are secure. Don't want Sybil roaming onto other plots!

Underneath all that grass, a path of paving slabs was hiding. I've cleared a lot of the grass and need to secure the stones as some are a little wobbly, but this is one of the jobs last on my list; for each morning, as the wind blows down the makeshift fence during the night, I lift it up to discover a vole scurrying about in tunnels under the aluminium. I gently guide the vole onto the next plot along, which is currently empty. Don't want to be standing on the little fellow.

Vole tunnels in the grass

It's nice to see a bit of wildlife making use of my little garden. As long as the creature stays away from my seedlings in the spring, I'm sure we will all get along fine.

The next job now is to mark out where the vegetable/flower beds and paths are going to go. There are some handy planks of wood in the greenhouse which will make a nice system of raised beds. Shouldn't be too long with the next update, if this weather holds out!