Lots of wriggly worms today.

I headed to the riding centre first thing this morning. I think Monday must be their day of rest as there was'nt anyone about. I helped myself to the used stable straw, I filled 8 bags, loaded them in the car, back to Chudleigh, picked up the newspaper & a Danish chocolate twist, a busy morning ahead so thought I might need some sustenance. :-D To the plot, squash/pumpkin/courgette plants on board. I took me awhile to decide where to plant, then got going. The first bed already manured & ready, I planted 4 Ushiki Kuri squash, they will be trained up the wire mesh same as last year. 4 mystery (saved seed from supermarket purchase) squash. I looked up the suggested preparation. I spade depth x 1 spade width, fill with well rotted manure/compost, top with soil, create mound, plant. So that's what I did. I plunged the plastic bottle necks down into the mound, fixed with a bamboo cane, then mulched with the straw collected earlier.I've planted them between 2 rows of fruit bushes, a bit of a squeeze. 2 Turk's Turban squash, & 1 Crown Prince planted next, same preparation. It was warming up, the car park filling up with eager gardeners taking advantage of bank holiday Monday. I stopped for a caffeine fix & Danish. Cut the bottoms off a few more plastic bottles. I dug another 4 planting holes between a row of spuds & more fruit bushes, but it was so warm I called it a day. I love finding worms when I'm digging, it makes me think I must be improving the soil, enriching it with the farmyard manure has got to be good, & it's free. They wriggle & writhe, most too chunky for Bobby robin who watched from the bean canes waiting to grab any tasty morsels for his family. I checked the nest again this morning as I had to go in the shed for bamboo canes. 4 young in the nest :-D I packed up, watered everything once more, then headed home. Made lunch, sat in the garden to eat it, then remembered it was Monday, laundry day, bedding wash, so I stripped the bed, got that laundered, & out on the line, then decided to cut the front lawn, just started then jorgiesmum was driving past, she stopped for a natter. Back to the lawn, plus cutting back the dead iris stems. Next job - splitting the African violets, & re-potting, 6 single plants potted on. Time to prepare dinner Stuffed turkey joint (one i made earlier) from the freezer. Thai pork noodle soup last night, tonight it's a roast. Got that going, made the bed. Cider time. I watched The Chase, then it was time to finish dinner. Washed up, then watered the greenhouse residents, plus some of the pots around the garden.

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