What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

Sown seeds in five raised beds , spring onions , carrots , beetroot , peas , leeks . In the small poly tunnel I have sown some pak Choi and some courgettes , my brother is bringing up some tomato’s and cucumbers in a few days ….they are ready for the tubs ! .

I took delivery of butterfly netting ….enough to do everything ! …..down the big poly tunnel the aquaponics setup is slowly filling up with seedlings along with the self watering tubs ( float system ) how ever I spotted a leak in one of the grow bed tanks on the hydroponics set up …..we have removed all the clay balls …..I will reline the tank then reset it and bring it back online this week .

I am going to setup the self watering system in the next few weeks , I have all the gear at hand , it’s all fully automatic so I will not have to worry whist we are away.

I have dug out a trench 12 ft x two ft x a foot deep I am going to fill this with chicken manure and straw and let it break down for a year or two , it will become the new bed for my runner beans . Not started the bottom ground reclaim yet , it’s just to wet but I will revisit that this summer ….but there’s plenty of jobs to get done to keep me out the way of the traffic .