25 Sep - Blazes: It's My New Tiller

When I took on the new plot it was in beds surrounded by scaffolding boards but unfortunately the majority of the boards were rotten and useless. I pulled up the remains and stacked them behind the shed until I could deal with them.

As we've had a spell of dry weather and I've a bit of time, I broke out the old incinerator and had a bit of a fire. The fire burned for hours and darkness eventually stopped play so I'll have to  have at least one more go sometime soon.

I've bought a new tool as you can probably tell from the furrows and ridges in the top photograph. I bought a little Mantis tiller and what a great little tool it is too. It's obviously not designed to break new ground but it's superb at cultivating existing beds. I'm really impressed with it; it's four stroke, easy to start and the tiller went through five and a half of my beds with ease only using half of its tiny fuel tank in the process. It's easy to pack up and carry short distances too, only weighing 12kg - this was one reason I bought it as I decided I wasn't going to store it on site in case of theft.

A short post for the end of the month. I'll leave you with a picture of a jolly red pepper (Californian Wonder) that looks like it's covering it's eyes and poking its tongue out. (Either that or it's pleased to see me). Bye for now.