I've just completed the first week of my 12 week turnaround and what a busy week it's been! Despite going away for the bank holiday weekend i've managed to tidy and declutter the cupboard under the kitchen sink, rehomed 3 cookery books, taken 2 foot off the very overgrown hedge, cut the grass and given it a much needed weed and feed, waterproofed the front of the house ready for winter and washed down and repainted the porch ready for my new front door which arrives on Wednesday. It's amazing what you can do in a week, although I have been off work so I suspect not all of my weeks will be as productive as this one. I've also learnt how to prune roses, it's been on my to-do list for ages but i've never got round to it, now after a quick search online (whatever did we do before the internet!) i'm a rose pruning 'expert' and my roses have just started to flower again.
I've also had a few offerings from the veg patch this week - some gorgeous freshly dug potatoes, broad beans and a large courgette. There's plenty more to come, especially courgettes as my 'dwarf' Verde di Milano courgette plants from
the Real Seed catalogue are taking over the veg patch!
I can't believe how huge they've grown, they've sprawled about a metre
in width, and as I thought they were dwarf plants i've planted about 6
so the veg patch is slightly over-run at the moment. I suspect it's
something to do with the erratic weather we've been having, or perhaps
the huge mound of compost I planted them on, but i'm not complaining as
they're producing plenty of flowers and hopefully lots of courgettes to
follow.
