There was a new creature in the pond today. Could be the larva of anything really.

Mum and I put the netting up today. Once you have some experience behind you, it’s not a particularly big job. This is the last year for this piece of netting. I’ve planted 8 runner bean plants against it.

The blackbird came to visit and found the beds in Beds 4 and 5 that I’d uncovered. Very rewarding to have the eggs dealt with by him. The first sunflower has gone into Bed 5.

I’ve put the oca in between the garlic. A couple of tubers went mouldy over the winter and by the time I came to plant, one had dried up completely. I still put that one in, just in case there was some life inside it.

The courgette has gone into Bed 7. I rested a broken leaf on a coconut shell as slug protection as I’m trying not to use as many slug pellets. I want to bring the birds in with food and have them take care of slugs for me.

It turns out that I don’t have as many cucumbers coming up as I thought. Borage has grown inside the cloches, as well as everywhere else in the bed. Evidently the cucumbers are going to be harder work than I thought.

I did a bunch of general weeding. Brambles are now starting to come through the fence, so I now have weeds to watch out for. I was able to leave the watering for the rain to take care of.