Second Bed

The first bed is complete just waiting for top soil, the bed is not a masterpiece but functional. Dug out the 2nd bed need to fashion a wooden raised surround from the old pallets.

Had Help

Had help with staining the wood, dug out the plot (behind the fire) for the metal shed we have yet to construct.

Re-Think

Right I'm not bothering digging out a soak away too much hassle. I will dig a few drainage channels and just build it up with top soil.

It's surface water not running off, when I stood in the bed I sank up to my shins nearly lost my welly. I think with plenty of soil improvers such has manure & compost it will work out ok.

No Good

I had another look at the plot and the one bed so far turned... It's looks like a muddy duck pond. I think I will have to dig about 3-4 foot down and put in a gravel soak away with gravel & sand then fill with top soil.

It is looking more likely that not much will be planted this year :(

Pond close up-

The clay just holds the water, as you can see from this picture. I will have to buy in some top soil and see if I can build it up.

New pond :(

Looking at alot of the other plots around mine everyone seems to have raised beds. So thats now my plan of action. My brother as brought a load of pallets from his workplace, i'll use them to build my raised beds. Work in progress-

First turf turned.

Started to dig over a bed which was pretty tough going. Under the rough grass I have about 3 to 6 inches of soil then it is solid clay. I have double dug the first bed to try and break it up and with there still being abit of frost around it might break up some more.