GOOD NEWS
The base of the greenhouse went down last Saturday and the frame erected on Sunday (pictures soon).
Yesterday I took delivery of a small bag of garlic and onion sets :). This is great news as now me and the kids can get started on planting.
BAD NEWS
The bad news is I found out just how bad couch grass can be:(
Apparently it is relentless despite all efforts to pull out the weeds. My plan of attack is to dig a trench, spade depth, around the edge of the plot and place wooden planks in the trench to hold back any couch grass roots around the borders.
I've cleared 95% of the surface weeds from all the area I've dug but some green shoots are already springing up. Hopefully the plastic sheeting and carpets in the top half of the plot will supress any further weed growth until next year when we're ready to expand into that area.
This evening I spent an hour working on plot 1, weeding, fertilising and raking the soil to get it ready to plant the onion and garlic.
Trish (town clerk) turned up with a prospective new allotmenteer and we discussed our progress. I'm glad we've made as much progress as we have because she's already talking about evictions for those who've neglected their plots.
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