some more views and and a test hole dug to see what type of soil we had..........

As you can see  - clay, and all that means



taken from one corner - across to the top. Didnt know at the time but the field had been used as a menage - so under the grass was a layer of sand, and a carpet like cloth - which has been a pig to dig out



Same view a year later - soem of the cloth removed and some crops attempting to grow - fairly unsuccessfully

A further year later - the polytunnel has bene brought forward a year and is being built in the corner - the war with the cloth is over, and the sand has begun to break the clay up into a easier mix in some part. However pasture weeds are still trying to take over

Early this year - polytunnel up and running, a yew hedge and anti-rabbit fence built around the patch - and hopes for full production this year

An evolution of a pasture- bringing it up to speed

We moved from having two allotments to a smallholding that had no set aside area to grow veg - we needed to alocate an area, so we chose the pasture to the side of the house - it was closeand had easy access - and it was also next to oour designated chicken filed - so both areas were servicable by the house

It was used as a pony paddock and had become a bit wild...........

shall we ever get this off the ground???

I'm going to try again to get this going - lets see how we go!! Now I have sorted out how to put images in etc - I'll start to update - below Spud - a little taste of things to come

Spud

Spud - a month old!!