That meant that we could spend a very productive afternoon in the garden. I cleared the bramble, and this is what that area looks like now:
I was able to pull off a bramble tip that was trying to root into the soil, but the PVC mulch was in the way. No wonder those monsters are so difficult to get rid of! Just look at those alien tentacles digging into the ground:
At the same time, my wonderful SO ("significant other", for those who don't know what that means; I detest the expression "other half", which implies that we are all half-persons) was busy building a trellis that will hide the utility area. Some of the wood batons he had already stained green, and I finished the rest after he fastened everything together. Here is a mid-process picture:
Finally, I found a use for an old cat litter box. After cleaning it with anti-bacterial soap and drilling a few holes for drainage, I filled it with a layer of gravel and B&Q multipurpose compost. I placed it on a stand made from stacked old bricks, and sowed some radish (French Breakfast, on the left) and kohlrabi (Purple Danube, yes, you guessed it, on the right). The former could be ready within 4-6 weeks, and the latter 8-12. I eat radishes almost every day, for breakfast, and kohlrabi is so hard to find in greengrocers' around here, so it would be nice to have some home-grown produce. I have 2 more litter boxes that are not in use any more, so I would be able to practice succession sowing and have fresh crunchy veggies for a whole season.
