We have lift-off!

Tonight, we finally erected the greenhouse. I use "we" in the "Simon" sense of the word, obviously. It looks splendid. It's very big, so much so that we are currently in discussion as to how to put the paths down to allow access to everywhere. Unfortunately, Si's phone is no more and mine was low on juice, so the photos will have to wait until tomorrow. It is firmly buried in, with guy ropes (which are NOT called "guide ropes", no matter how much you may argue they are) and pegs. As we were leaving, I was struck by the thought that it looks a bit like a space ship has landed on our plot....I'm not sure why, perhaps it's the green. Whilst Simon was busy digging, I was carrying out some essential plot maintenance. The lettuces required dead leafing and refreshing, as the heat and humidity in the cloche does not have a particularly beneficial effect on the slug pellets. In fact, they go very furry indeed. So it has all been dug over and weeded, and looks much better for it. The rest of the plot was also weeded thoroughly, although 'm not sure how long that will last as they're quite determined. It does look a lot better though. I was not looking forward to the weeding/dead heading stage of the plot, as I felt it was going to be a bit dull. However, I had my ipod on (with a specially selected Allotment Playlist) and it turned out to be a very relaxing and satisfying couple of hours. MANY thanks to the grandparents for the kneeler, though, it was MUCH appreciated!

Greenly yours,

B x