Snoop's log, veg patch date 4.5.21

Me too. It's why I chose the title! Currently slogging our way through the Jeffrey Archer Star Trek series. Lacks a bit of wit to say the least, and the plots are plodding. But still we watch it.

It'll be interesting to follow how your clay responds to mulching and the no dig method Snoop. There's quite a lot in the media at the moment about regenerative agriculture, particularly turning difficult ground in arid regions into fertile soil. Must say I find it all rather fascinating.

Yes, me too, Mr Bones. I have been scything away like mad, cutting down grasses before the seeds set, and using the debris to cover potential beds. Where I've raked away the debris to finish the beds, the soil really is very different already, even just a couple of weeks on, as the grasses at the bottom have started to rot. Crumblier on the top and lots of white mycelia, though no worms at all, which surprised me as there are worms elsewhere. Maybe they don't like fresh grasses. I've decided because of that not to leave lots of fresh grass under any cardboard/muck.

At the moment, we're working away on the tomato bed, but sadly we're having to fork that and will rotavate. There's no way we could get the canes in deep enough to make a stable structure. We get really strong winds here on a regular basis. I have a Mantis tiller, which I was hoping to put out to grass but that looks unlikely for some beds. That said, I'm still going to pile muck on top to cut out the light and will plant into that. Always makes me feel good seeing the tomato structure up. Starts to feel like an 'official' veg patch!