Year 3 here we come....

Last year was good fun, I really got a lot more beds planted and started getting some useful return, plus some experience on growing new things. It was the first time I have grown potatoes - what amazing vegetables. They came up in abundance after planting in a piece of ground that only a few months earlier was covered in nettles and brambles. They tasted wonderful, completely different from shop bought, and digging them up for the first time was like discovering buried treasure. A splendid bounty along with the onions lasted us well into November - a big hit all round. This year I will grow 2 lots, second earlies and main crop - let's see how they go.

So now we are into year 3 of the garden. The shed windows are finally in place and the potatoes are chitting. I have now built a useful coldframes from spare wood and leftover glass, so time to be a bit more adventurous. Peppers - sweet and chilli and various saladings under glass. Digging up some more ground to expand the range of veggies - sweetcorn and broccoli plus some useful winter crops - kale, pasnips and leeks.

It also looks like we may also be getting some 'livestock'... 'What about some chickens', sure why not I replied. 2 weeks later - 'I have spoken to the lady, we'll get some ex-battery hens around Easter time'.

So busy times lay ahead - chicken run to be prepared and a coop to build... Should be fun!