Weeds, weeds, more weeds ...

OK, so for the last 3 weeks I have been at the allotment Saturday and Sunday and all I have done is weed half of one bed. This took so long mainly because there was more root than soil in the thing, but I knew I was going to be donated some raspberry canes and I needed a properly weed free bed to put them in.

The bed after 6 hours weeding:

Scary amounts of weeds, mostly bramble roots and ivy roots. Maybe some triffids too.

However, today, after 9 total hours of weeding, I had HALF a weed free bed and have planted my raspberry canes!

The rest of the garden hasn't been totally neglected though. I hired a couple of handy minions to do some digging for me:-

And I have two new beds dug - though of course they now need to be thoroughly weeded before planting anything. Next weekend I intend to get at least one weeded, and some onion sets planted in there.
Here:

and here too:

This is the overall view from the gate now - everyone has been very busy.

And here is from the shed looking down (mine is the tatty one :( )

Endless Clearing

For the last two weekends it seems like I've done nothing dramatic. I've spent now 6 hours trying to clear ivy and tidy the hedges on my plot. This is dull stuff and it feels endless so I'm glad I have pictures at least.

Here is the 'Before'

Here is the 'After'

And here is a lovely mushroom I found in the lane outside!