Clearly a job for masochists. That said, soil in the first bed now underway appears pretty good. Bit of clay, but given the rain we've had, remarkably un-waterlogged. Adding to Mike & Geoff's good work from earlier today, we're about three quarters of the way to having our first 23 x 4 foot bed dug over.
Irene's started clearing the polytunnel. Some work required, but probably not as bad as it looks. Strawberry plants look pretty good and one or two fruits on the way. Having got the measure of it, I think we can crack on pretty quickly - job for the weekend, weather permitting.
One suggestion - at some point, we ought to start filling in some of the holes/drainpipe sized ruts around the plot. If we don't someone's going to break an ankle. Not sure whether it has any drainage properties, or it's just a sunken border (believe the latter), but we could always simply gravel it.
We'll also get in touch with a local timber merchant to figure out how much raised beds are going to cost (Harlow Bros.). Will advise accordingly.
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