2026 - What I did today.

I've been sowing lots of flower seeds and a few vegetables, like aubergine. I've also been to the plot a few times this year.

I can't remember if I said we had a half tonne of compost delivered, and more recently I've been chopping off the edges of my beds. My plot is uphill of the next plot and the edges are about 6 to 8 inches higher than the path, always growing unwanted grass among other things. I started hacking into the grassy bit and discovered there is more path underneath that we've never seen in 6 years! I've done about half of the path and got to finish the rest in the next couple weeks.

To end my novel here, I'll say that I'm really set on growing more flowers this year. I think some of my poor soggy dahlia rivers may still be firm in their pots from last year. Any thoughts about whether I should try to shake the soil off and put them in a blow away for the next couple months, it best to leave them and cross fingers?