The secret garden

And here's another little plot I have been keeping secret from you all. Actually, its micro size. But I like it.

I cleared it out of weeds and stones in order to create a little space for rhubarb. And that's what it has now got in it - one crown, to be precise. I'm not all that sure I've bedded it in properly, but we'll see. I'm quite prepared for disappointment, I gather it's the name of the game in this growing lark.

Mmm, rhubarb. Is it too ambitious to think there will be custard in a couple of years made with milk from my own cow? Who knows? If the economy really does go belly up...

A proud day

Phew! Dodged the rain today and finally got my first seeds in - a bit of lettuce, rocket and spinach.

I'm a proud man, but I fully accept people will think I've been making heavy weather of this. Perhaps I have. But to me - a lazy, overweight slob - this is a landmark event.

Do I just sit back now and wait for food to grow? Or do I have to mount an armed guard to protect my land? It's a mixture of fingers crossed and keep checking for weeds and slugs, I guess.

I'm well satisfied, see how it goes before I get more ambitious. Dying to try out the Cherokee Trail of Tears seeds.