Here comes the rain again...

...Falling on my head like a memory...

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. It was all going so well as well.

The bad news folks is I'm fearing the worst: Plot62 may well be drowning again.

I visited the plot a couple of days ago to check on the adjacent stream and it was doing ok but yesterday and today have seen the fields starting to flood. It just hasn't stopped raining for days and what with the saturated ground rivers are bursting their banks everywhere. The tell tale signs were there that water was high when I couldn't use my normal 'across the fields' route. Even a diversion I use was flooded meaning I had to remove my socks and shoes riding my bike through a huge puddle!

Still it could be worse. The ground is bare so no lost crops and theres still a few weeks before I want to plant. I'm popping down later to have a look and I have my camera so I'll post some pictures.

Happy new year!

Happy new year from Plot62, here's hoping for a great growing year. Below are some of the pictures as promised.

This is the front of the plot now I've created it into beds with grass paths. Hopefully close mowing the grass in summer will suppress the existing weeds and provide me with lots of greenery for my compost bins!

A zoomed in view showing the middle of the plot. The beds at the front are quite square which should be good for sprawling veg like pumpkins.

A view of the last four beds. These are all about 1.5 metres wide at most. I plan to grow potatoes, root crops, peas and beans and onions here. The paths will be all sown with grass seed once spring comes.

Saved the best for last! Here are my prize winning beetroots.