Putting up more bean frames 🌿

 

The sun didn't come up this morning . Oh ! I'm sure it's there somewhere behind the fog .

I sat in the shed thinking .

What do I feel like doing ?      I know !

I'll strip off ...

           ....all the cardboard on this bed and get it ready for leeks and even more beans . 😀

I gave it a gentle dig over . 🌿I put the remaining partly decomposed carboard under the Runner-bean frame . And it can block out the light and keep the weeds down until I plant in the Runner-beans . 

 It would be lovely, and great for my poorly back, if I could be completely no dig , but there are always several long tap-rooted weeds that have to be dug out with my fork .

 Can't afford to buy anymore compost to spread over the beds . I make what I can , but it's never really enough .

 I spread spent compost from my tomatoes and cucumber plants and throw down veg peelings and grass clippings , seaweed , autumn leaves . Cardboard goes over the top , posts to hold it all down , Worms do some of the work .

    I always have to dig in what hasn't broken down and move the partially decomposed cardboard around to other beds .

 This works for me !    I'm not perfect ....sorry microbes ! 🤣

Then sat enjoying a nice cuppatea , watching the Robin .

I feed the birds at my bird feeding station in front of my kitchen window . I love to watch them while I'm doing the washing up . The Robins will come to my hand for suet pellets , but honestly they really do prefer to forage for wild food ..small slugs , grubs , worms, millipedes , ants eggs (they love them !) and other insects . 🐜🪳🐛🦟🪱🪱

Then he sat watching me , while I fixed up the bean frames .

  I stopped at this point ,went in and had breakfast .

Then ,  I got them all pushed in .Just need to tie in the tops with some strong string .

If they can stand on their own without the tops tied in , think how much stronger they will be when tied in !.........( It's a Debbie way of thinking ! 🤣)

I'll be growing my Leeks in this bed too . Beans , Peas and Leeks ....whether they get along together or not !

I pushed in some pea sticks and just need to get some chicken wire around it all .

Then I hoed around the new Lavender and Chive bed and look what I found  🤩

                            I found a nice chunk of early Bronze age pottery !  🤩

                       I love it when the ancestors reach out to me !

               That's all for now . I'm going in to pamper my sore hands  .

                                       Love and Peace 🕊️🤍

                                                              Debbie x

                                                         ☁️🌧️🌦️🌧️☁️