The culprit is unmasked!

I have conferred with Ron next door and he has no doubt that the culprit (see the last post but one) is a Badger! Apparently this is common practice for them. Mystery solved!

All the beds dug

All 10 beds have now been dug over and we are nearly ready for the winter break. The jobs that still need doing are as follows:

1. Adding manure to all the beds


2. Edging all the beds to prevent the couch grass encroaching


3. Weeding the beds where we have crops planted and in the tunnel


4. Harvesting the salad leaves. There is far more than we need, suggest we give away to neighbours as it will run to seed soon

"Log in a Blog" or "Turd in the Hole"

A couple of days ago, I noticed that some animal had been digging a hole, about 5 inches wide and 3-4 inches deep. I thought nothing of it except to wonder what animal had dug the hole, fox, badger, rat or vole. Anyhow, today (3 days after the it was dug) the hole had an object in it. Now, whatever it was, it must have had an excellent aim, as it managed to get the stool into the hole precisely, and I don't mean the type of stool you sit on! Does anyone have any knowledge of what animal it might have been and if it normally conducts itself in this fashion?