Time is short and time is marching on. I’m keen to turn more of the veg plot over to no dig but it looks like someone has dug it all over already! Tricky I suppose as there is a big bindweed infestation problem. Perhaps next year eh?
In the olden days the seed packets ordered you to ‘rake the soil to a fine tilth’. So rake to get the bigger dry lumps off then search for last year’s two sticks with bailer twine attached between for a line..use that to attempt a straightish line, find the small diddly hoe to carve a channel and search for packets of seeds.
Carrots first. Ah those elusive carrots that I sow each year and rarely come to edible veg. I’ve got the seeds – packets of them as I have been subscribing to Grow Your Own Magazine for the past few years. Each month about 6 packets of seeds accompany the magazine. The seeds can get repetitive but sometimes there are new varieties which are fun to try. It is with these that I sourced beetroot, carrot and parsnips. I did try Alys Fowler’s advice and water the channel and seeds. We’ve had little rain for the last few weeks. It always happens. No sooner than I sow seeds, a drought follows and I’m left wondering if the seed germination fails because of lack of water or slugs getting there first. Though slugs tend to dislike dry conditions…
The seed planted rows look damp. Good. I think the cat thought I made her another toilet. Bad.
Gardening in a Jungle 