lots going on at the lottie
after breakfast on saturday we headed straight off to the lottie (allotment) to discover that the wet weather had not only prodded the potatoes into rampant growth, but the dreaded weeds, too. so, it was a case of on your knees and get picking, girl.
i have to say it was a bit disheartening. we have a nasty weed called mare's tail and we know it's going to be troublesome. but when we first started on the allotment, before even thinking about sowing, we turned over the soil in minute detail and pulled every visible weed up at the roots. so, really, we hadn't expected to see them come back in such wanton profusion. anyway. the next issue is that we can't dig them up where tiny baby seedlings are coming through, as the root movement will displace the young plants. so we just have to tough it out for a while. to add insult to injury, they're looking to seed, so if we don't get rid of them soon they'll spread everywhere and not only will we have a hundred more of the blighters but our lottie neighbours will be most displeased with us.
