Its not often I get the chance to spend a full weekend in the garden but that’s just what I did this weekend.  The farmers market in Wells is beginning to build its vegetable plug plant stock and so I thought it was time I got my act together.

So, with much needed advice from my big brother (botanist, ecologist and life time gardener) I began to prep the soil on Friday and after a well timed chat to the farmer next door which resulted in him dropping by with a tractor load of vintage manure for me (more than fair exchange for a jar of home made plum chutney) I had no choice but to finish the job yesterday,

So I’m now feeling very virtuous and looking forward to watching the first of my crops begin to grow.  So, I have peas, two types of broad beans, red and white onions, French shallots, potatoes and  Jerusalem artichokes in.

Watch out for more news over the coming weeks and photographs of progress