Weather!!

Two days of horrible weather over the last weekend and high easterly winds yesterday left the veggie patch looking a little the worse for wear.

The potatoes (in bags) look a bit battered but no lasting damage.

Fingers crossed for the broad beans - they were doing really well and have small pods forming about halfway up the plant already, with plenty of flowers at the top. Unfortunately the wind normally blows from the West here - they are sheltered from this - so the Easterly gale has nearly blown them flat. Last night was a case of prop them up as best as possible and fingers crossed that the stems are not damaged and they will recover.

All the other veggies are under fleece (caterpillar control) and seem okay.

Finally got to cut the grass after two days of constant rain - it really needed doing by Saturday so it was like mowing a meadow yesterday. One girl went to mow, went to mow a meadow, One girl and her dog ...

Joy of gardening. The weather is much improved today - we might even get to use our new hammock next weekend - fingers crossed