Maria missed the bus this morning which meant I got to drive her instead and that gave me the opportunity to pop into the allotment in Wimborne before I have a few days down in Cornwall. It was fortuitous in that the beans and peas are up and vulnerable to the rabbits which get inside the allotment fencing regularly. Last year they devastated the first sowing of runner beans and, in order to avoid a repeat, I was able to put up the mesh netting to protect the emerging seedlings.
There are runner beans, peas and climbing french beans and they are looking good. The garlic has another month to continue to ripen off and the onions are pushing on well. I picked some broad beans, the first of the year, and look forward to plenty of greens soon too. The potatoes and strawberries are incredible and show just how good the soil is here.
Once home I was into the woods with Juno and then back in the garden doing some more odd jobs and planting some further squash, aubergine and runner bean seeds, as well as a sowing of lettuce seeds.
After lunch it was time for another trip to the village hall where we were meeting to look at how to enhance the 'kerbside appeal' of the hall and possible improvements to be made in the hall itself. I had a bit of a run back and found Glen at home and keen to go with the dogs up to the village green where we played with the frisbee, to Rag's delight.
Now the tea is on and we are enjoying roasted cauliflower and red pepper salad, along with a few broad beans to be followed by a trip to Verwood to walk the dog and get a few things from the shop.
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