Extra Muscle

Very grateful for help from my brother Neil on the allotment today. Together we cleared and levelled enough space for a 6'x4' shed. I can now order one, along with some materials for a stable base.  Once I've got a shed in place to store all our tools it will be much easier to work on the rest of the plot.

While we were doing this Anne carried on digging at the less overgrown end of the plot. We now have enough space dug over for two 4' wide beds. I've got overwintering onions and garlic on order, so they'll go in there once they arrive.

Extra help was given by Sam the Under-gardener and his cousin Reuben, who helped stack the weeds and roots. Compostables went into my new 300 litre "dalek" composter (bought from our local authority who do a good offer), and non-compostables (bindweed etc) into my shiny new incinerator (courtesy of Wilkinson's). Once they've dried out a bit the incinerator should make short work of them.

We agreed, after some trial and error, that perhaps small children should come under the heading of "non-compostable"...