What have done towards your prep?

[MaryN]

Picking up speed now..... cleaned out greenhouse and dug over the earth borders inside. I will barrow a load of new compost down to top it up and refresh the oil. OH washed the glass down for me and is going to build a new frame for inside. Marked out another bed for asparagus plants (grown from seed last year and now in need of a new home). I'll deturf and dig the plot over as soon as I get a dry day. The chicken run is a real mess, so I've been in to prune some of the shrubs back a bit. I'll rake it out and give a few areas a good digging over for the chooks to have a scratching patch. They's coming back into lay fast now and are getting very active. OH took the chainsaw to a very large elder tree that has been steadily encroaching. I don't rate elders for wood - it burns slow and cold, so I won't keep the branches - but I value the flowers and berries, so I will allow it to grow back a bit. Had a quick scoot down the hedges to pick up any fallen twigs or branches - great for kindling - and to make sure there are no gaps or problems. This is such a busy time of year.