So 2 and a bit months after taking on a weed ridden plot from hell, for the 1st time this weekend we visited not to break our backs digging over hard soil in the sweltering heat, but actually take it easy and harvest the 1st of our crops - a cucumber and a yellow courgette.
We've dug over 4x 11ft by 18ft beds of a 6 rod plot, planted peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, leeks, lettuces, french beans (all from established plants), and sown swedes, beetroots and swiss chard seeds. The rest is covered and the other areas of weed infested wasteland... well they can wait!
Feels for the 1st time like we're winning. The kids have fun down there, we've got all our tools, compost bins etc for nowt and the huge years-old weedpile to the back is actually great compost underneath, ready to be spread once the ground is level.
Looking forward to enjoying the toms which are starting to ripen. Thanks for all your help and advice, we're on the way...!