21. Garden chores and the first harvest

I'd put it off for long enough....it was time to get out the wheelbarrow and move some earth to mound up the potatoes some more. It looked like I'd put clay on them from another pile, no wonder it was so hard to dig up! I've found some better soil on the other side of the school area and way easier to dig. I piled it all up on the potatoes and put up some shade netting. Already they seem much happier, with only a few burnt leaves as a souvenir of harder times. 

I found a small dish that I've put out for thirsty visitors. 

Oh the excitement. 5 tomatoes and 2 beans! A welcome present for Jim on his return from hiking across the pyranees.

 

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