2021 - What I did today

I have started working on my pea and bean trench today its 20 inches deep/high, by 10in. wide and 10ft. long but can be made longer if required, I started by using 2 planks as one retaining wall the other is made by a solid fence which on reflection I should have lined with polythene, I will line it when I empty it at the end of the next growing season, I lined the base with teram to hopefully stop roots getting in, this was covered with some turf that I had lifted then covered that with a couple of layers of cardboard, I then partly filled with garden compost and now intend topping up with burn sand which serves two purposes, it opens up the compost to help drainage and confines any unwanted weeds, himalayan balsam, horse tail etc. all of which should have germinated by end of the summer