A cold dry March has merged into a slightly wetter and today cold April.Grass growth is steady, but the land remains too wet to allow the cattle to be turned out.Things are slow in the nursery, too:plants taking their time after the rush of a mild winter. Benches built for the polytunnel out of recycled timber-surprising how much I found about the place, but what’s left is really only fit for the woodstove.
Storm Katie was reasonably kind to us, though she dislodged the cowl of the Aga chimney, which on inspection was found to be beyond repair. We are awaiting delivery of a Fluecube. A long rip in the old polytunnel, repaired with sticky tape. Time for replacement methinks.