Dorset lifestyle
Venturing onto the yard outside the stable, Poppy likes to eat the donkey balancer when she can find any that’s been dropped, the bark on the branches has been nibbled by the donkeys, they need fresh ones most days. Collected more gravel for the new path by the shed, the grids at the side of the paddock driveway are almost full. Sowed French Bean seeds in pots in the greenhouse. A warm, sunny day with light winds.
In one of the square beds the pumpkins are starting to overwhelm the french beans; the early purple sprouting plants are doing ok although the butterfly’s are laying a lot of eggs that need removing regularly. The intermediate beds need filling with donkey poo ready for the strawberry plants Which need planting out ready for next year. A pair of wrens were hopping about on the bench by the ceanothis tonight, they amused Poppy for a while, fortunately they’re too quick for her. The ouessants are all grazing in the paddock, they sat together chewing the cud in the shelter, a lot calmer today. A sunny windy day, watered the vegetables.
Climbing french beans, heritage variety, lilac flowers and violet pods that turn green when cooked. Planted 26th April, 6 inches high now, will be planted out next to the runner beans so if I save any seed it’ll produce a slightly different bean next year.
