Dorset lifestyle
Resting in the raised bed with the remains of the pea plants, disturbed him when I was clearing the way for the newly rooted strawberry plants. There were a few slugs around so transferred him to the bed next door where the plants are more established and the shade complete. Planted garlic in the remaining bed, burying the cloves deeper than usual, a tip from my sister, so will see whether that makes a difference. A misty start to a sunny warm day.
Lovely speckled tummy with knobby skin, cool to hold on a warm day, they wriggle constantly. This one is big so must be a female, they come out late in the day to feed around the greenhouse. There are lots of damp places to relax in the shade under the hedge and to paddle in the water in the outdoor tomato plant trays. Runner beans and French beans today with roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Assembled the raised beds for the strawberry’s, they just fit in the space between the tree and the hedge, will put weed proof fabric in the bottom and then grass cuttings and donkey poo. A cool start to the day with a brisk wind, hot sunshine later so watered the vegetables and the greenhouse.
