Digging myself happy: If we could eat weeds I would be cooking up a feast...

So I haven't been well this week and this morning was the first trip up to the allotment since the weekend. Things I have learnt so far...

Do little and often, don't go overboard else you will put yourself off
When you want things to grow (to see progress), you need a lot more patience than I have
If weeds were diamonds I would be wealthy beyond my widest dreams!
I love it

This morning was mainly about getting the dutch hoe out and attacking the weeds before they took over the plot. So far the early potatoes are in, onions (they haven't woken up at all!), rhubarb planted at the weekend and today I sowed a row of parsnips - very easy as they only need to be 1.5cm down with a light covering of soil. The herb garden is doing ok and the wild flowers are a no show at present.

I might put some lettuce plugs in this weekend, covered with a miniature poly tunnel to keep them toasty but I will wait for the other half to ensure the tunnel is erected properly.

I can't really do too much more until the ground gets a little warmer, so the next few weeks is really about keeping the ground happy and maintaining everything. However, at home there is quite a lot of preparation going on...