Saturday afternoon saw us make our first visit to the plot to actually get some jobs done rather than just harvesting a few vegetables. It was also our first visit since storm Jocelyn so we had a quick look around to see if we had any damage.

Fortunately, we were damage free although once again our plot neighbour’s greenhouse had rolled onto our plot so the first job was to return it to the adjacent allotment. It was time to cut back our hazel tree which we coppice every few years for bean poles and pea sticks. It’s a job that needs doing before any birds decide to use the tree for nesting. The plan was that whilst I cut back the hazel Sue would cut back the buddleia bushes.

Everything was cut back and the hazel poles stacked ready for use through summer and the buddleia prunings were added to our pile of rubbish to be burnt as soon as we get a few dry days.

Sue also managed to find a few Brussels sprouts to pick before we left for home.