Oh my god, I can't believe it ...

Having strimmed and mowed I have started digging and weeding the old beds. Prepared beds 1 and 2 by single digging and covering with food scraps. It smelt awful! Planted spuds into bed 2 through membrane.

Dug and weeded row 3 and 4, planted runner beans and squashes (courgettes, pumpkin and munchkin) in row 5. Planted some fennel at the top. Not sure I seperated them enough, we shall see. They may have gone in in pairs. Not really sure how they are supposed to look. Will have to see how they go. 11 sweetcorn plants at the end of the bed planted in a grid 18" apart like Mr Flowerdew says :)

That's the top half of the allotment back into shape. Phew. Generally I'm a bit worried about the survival of my plants as a lot of roots were very tangled and it seemed a bit brutal pulling them apart. Shall suck it and see. Better in the ground than in pots I think.

LOADS of red ants around the place. Beds 1,4,5 and 7 all have colonies. But been working in there with bare hands all day and no bites. Actually feel a little protective of them. Weird! Lots and lots of aphids!

Planted 3 20p cucumber plants in the greenhouse. Very sad articles, but they were almost free because of it. Stuck them in a spare grow bag.

Mum came and weeded the greenhouse and I membraned the greenhouse floor, so hopefully less weeds this year. All greenhouse stuff now in pots or growbags, not in the ground like last year.

Joining row 6 and 7 together to make a big bed (about 2x10) with a plank down the middle for access. Only started. Really, really hurt my back. Bollocks.

Wildlife around today was house sparrows, goldfinch, songrhrush in the herb border, wood pigeons, crows and a female wolf spider.