I spent most of yesterday trying to make my garden look like less of a disgrace. My mother-in-law’s patented “let’s see the positive at all times” observation that “your garden looks so colourful!” made me realise that it really was time to get rid of some of the hundreds of dandelions, and get my seeds in at the same time. (I know it’s probably the wrong time of year – but then I take a Darwinian approach to growing vegetables. Plant all the seeds at once and the ones that survive will obviously be the best (and hopefully tastiest) specimens).
\nI filled an entire bin full of the thousands of dandelions and other assorted weeds; dug in some satisfyingly dark, rich compost; transplanted my tomato plants; seeded courgettes, onions, peas and cucumbers in the aforementioned haphazard fashion; and, due to the inconvenient ban on using Agent Orange, had to tackle the lawn with our trusty, rusty old push-mower.
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