Naturally, since we ordered the water butts, it has been raining like a maniac until 3pm today, when they actually arrived. We can now expect drought conditions across the southeast. I was hoping to get a lot done today, as Wednesday is my non working day, but shortly after taking Our Youngest into school the heavens opened. The Wife, as previously mentioned, is now on Operation Chicken and I had planned to clear out the bed she has ear marked as the future chicken run.
However, the pouring rain did enable me to go upstairs and sort out the Salad Queen's computer, which yet again had a virus. I had to do much of this by editing registry files, and it was not until 3pmm that I had finally cleaned everything up. As it turned out, this was serendipitous, as I came downstairs the rain butts arrived and the skies cleared.
I quickly installed one rain butt:
We shall decide where the second will go this weekend. I was then able to turn my attention to the lower south border, which has more than its fair share of bamboo. I have made a reasonable start, and it has the very beneficial side effect of providing us with plenty of canes:
This is the pile of canes we have stacked to one side of the shed and which, no doubt will come in handy in the future.
We are going to attend the South of England Smallholder's Show on 2nd/3rd July and will see whether we can pick up some hints and tips of Chicken care. The Wife, even as I type, has her nose buried in The Urban Hen by Paul Peacock. This one, clearly, is going to run and run.
Finally, to prove that the garden is not just about food (or, more recently, grubbing up roots) The Wife has been growing lovely Cornflowers:
And, it is still not raining.
2 comments:
It's chucking it down now you will be relieved to know.
I am only relieved so long as it is working?
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