The garden here is full of rocks, and I am currently digging over a new area for veg planting. This means getting rid of the rocks and stones that used to be part of the limestone cliff that underpin the garden. They are mostly of manageable size; that is, I can lift them, but this monster that I uncovered yesterday needed both me and a friendly neighbour to shift it (see the wheelbarrow for size comparison, and the stone wall behind for the availability of rocks) Worse, there's this even bigger one still in the ground. It has defied all attempts to lift it, but it does move a bit when enough force is applied. I think I am going to have to break it up with my electric jackhammer.
In other garden news, the onions and garlic are coming on nicely, and the potatoes have broken above the surface and seem to have avoided frost damage. This year I have a small amount of perpetual leeks and perpetual onions. These are both becoming fashonable for some reason. I won't be harvesting anything from either of them for a while - I will be reproducing from my existing stock of two examples of each. Can you believe €10 for one perpetual onion from a nursery? I didn't pay that much, nor would I.
It looks like there the weather will be much warmer from next Wednesday, so I'll be putting out the tender plants - beans, squash, courgettes, etc. I'm trying gherkins for the first time this year, and having another go at sweet potatoes following last year's dismal failure.
Trebuchet?
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