Compost turned

I turned the compost over today. This involves pulling the compost bin off the compost, resiting the bin just to the side and then forking the compost back into the bin. Doing this aerates the compost, which assists the decomposition process.

The apples that can be seen in the compost are those which have fallen from the tree. Some apple peelings from the latest batch of stewed apples are also in evidence.

Plums ripening

I noticed a plum that looked fairly ripe, only to discover on closer inspection that the wasps had got to it first.

More James Grieve apples picked

I have been picking a few apples from the James Grieve tree for each of the last few days, and have so far frozen 3 batches of stewed apples.

Primroses potted up

I potted up the Primrose seedlings. I tried to count how many there were, but they kept moving about.

Crocosmia

This rather sad-looking Crocosmia is in a shady part of the garden and doesn't flower. In the autumn I might try replanting it in the front garden.

Crocosmia

2nd Potato tranche update

The pics above show the current state of the second tranche of potato plantings.

Final Pentland from first tranche harvested

Yesterday I harvested the last remaining Pentland plant from the first tranche of planting (I love that word 'tranche'). The foliage on this plant had shrivelled away completely.