Working on the Vegetable Patch over the New Year Bank Holiday
I took full advantage of the Bank Holiday and surprisingly mild weather to get out and do a bit on the plot on the Bank Holiday Monday following New Year. The Autumn Fruiting Raspberry canes from last year were cut right down to ground level, actually later than I'd normally do this but still fine to be done in early January, and the canes added to the wood pile ready to be burnt in the Chimenea in the near future. I tidied up the bed and added Soil Improver Manure, which is mainly mushroom compost, and Chicken Manure pellets to the bed to give it a good feed. The Strawberry plants were all tidied up as well, any dead foliage removed, the beds weeded and again Soil Improver Manure and Chicken Manure pellets were added to the beds; luckily the British weather was kind and rained most of Tuesday morning helping it bed down and wash those nutrients into the soil. I also chopped down the Green Manure on the main Veg Patch and will leave the leaves to wilt down for a few days before t