I really should be digging the weeds and rubbish out of the second side of the allotment. It was left to its own devices last year as we cleared the first side. So much work was needed to clear just half of the allotment we thought it realistic to put off the other half.

Now all of the plants have been put into the clean half it’s time to start on the last bit of mess. And boy, what a mess it is! This is much more hard to get dug than before because the weeds are so thick and so deep. And, of course, there is the huge amount of rubbish to be dug up also.

So the last few times I’ve been to the allotment I’ve managed to find other jobs for me to be getting on with. Weeding, watering and the like. All good things, all things that kind of need doing, but it’s just putting off the big job.

The second side needs clearing because I’ve got plants which will soon need to go in there - sweetcorn, runner beans, leeks. I must stop putting it off. I must!

Oh, I think the carrots need watering again…

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