19 May 2019

The Vegetable Garden




Paul has worked incredibly hard since our arrival last September to make a vegetable garden from scratch.  He had to remove the turf, rotovate and prepare the soil and build a fence around the plot to keep Rick out. After all this work and some careful planting it is finally beginning to look like a proper little potager.

the spinach is producing extremely well

Paul planted his potatoes in tubs, even recycling the old water tank from the loft

hoping to get some broad beans this year

catch the dandelion seeds before they fall

Rick is convinced he can't be seen when he hides behind the cordyline pot

 

19 comments:

  1. Looking good. Worth all the hard work!

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  2. Everything is so beautiful and promising and, as usual, Rick looks so human.

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  3. Well done Paul! That's a lot of hard work and a lot of determination.

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  4. All looks very good - you are weeks ahead of here in Suffolk where the East wind has slowed everything down

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    1. We have suffered from those cold winds too this spring although we do seem to get some protection from the Wolds.

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  5. What an adorable picture of Rick! He is a very photogenic dog. The garden does look beautiful. So nice and neat. Kudos to Paul! (and I'm sure you did a really good job cheering him on!)

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    1. There is still a lot of work to do but we are gradually taming the rest of the garden.

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  6. One year's seeding is seven year's weeding!! After the marathon effort to get the garden looking so established it would be a crime to let the weed seeds drop - or grounds for separation, haha!

    Rick is such a funny dog.

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    1. I have quite a task on my hands to get rid of all the dandelions.

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    2. I think it must be the " year of the dandelions" ! I have never seen so many everywhere !

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  7. That really is a lovely garden! So nice and neat, and weed free!

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  8. Those vegetables look wonderful and I love Rick hiding "unseen" behind the big pot.

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    1. He loves getting under or behind things, makes him feel safe.

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  9. It's all looking splendid. I noticed yesterday that I have some tiny yellow courgettes. Yippee.

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    1. We've only just put our courgettes outside, it will be a while before we get anything to pick.

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