Failed

I got an official letter this morning saying that my plot failed it's inspection, apparently it's too weedy (tell me about it) and the hedges are too high.

The weeds I agree with, it does need a good weed, but also I've been putting off hunting around for things to hold down the weed resistant fabric I'm going to put over the beds I'm not using so if I actually do that and weed the beds that are in use it will look a lot better and not take too much hard work.

The hedges I'm actually quite angry about, they better have failed everyone who has a plot down the 'alley' that my plot is on for that as my hedge isn't as tall as several there. I can't reach to cut the hedge and I don't have the funds to pay someone there to do it so I guess DH will have to pack the kitchen stool and come down and do it for me.

I am really almost done mentally with the plot, which is sad in a way but a bad habit of mine, I mentally pack up and move on before I'm fully done with something. There is still things that will hopefully grow and be harvested, we may get a good crop of different squashes and pumpkin if the weather plays nice, but beyond that and potatoes and perhaps some swede and chard there isn't really that much growing there and I don't see myself planting anything else as it would all be stuff that was for overwintering which won't work for me as I will give up the plot at the end of December.

This year has been pretty depressing at the plot anyway, the weather and soil have conspired to kill almost half of what I've planted which hasn't inspired me to be more productive there. Out of about 8 courgette plants I put out I have 1 left, and that was grown by someone else. Two attempts at marrows failed, no parsnips at all, no turnips came up, pumpkin plants have died off several times, no runner beans have come up (french beans have but are still short), first attempt at chard failed, broccoli died, 1 cauliflower plant left, I could go on and on..... I had a great crop of onions which will keep me going for several months so that is a good thing to come out of it, and my potatoes are doing really well which is great, must try and see the good stuff and not just all the bad.

So I will go down there when the rain finishes and have a good weed and cover up the empty spaces and try to keep on top of it. Things may actually get worse with the plot due to a health issue which will stop me from going down there for a while but hopefully I will get the food that I've planted off the plot and walk away in December not feeling quite so disappointed with what has gone on there this year, although I know I will definitely not have made back the rent in food which I did last year.