Joy, fun and seasons in the sun.
All of my machines are out of service, meaning everything must be done by hand. The weather in April compressed time frames for doing all the things. And in June everything looks a bit scrappy anyway.
From an empty woodshed to spinaches and Swiss chards going to seed; berry fruits and onions being swamped by weeds to very sickly-looking tomaotes. Don’t believe a single thing on Instagram.
If you’re not prepared for it to not rain for months, then you may have slightly misread the situation. I’m getting ready for it not raining for months. Thank you deeply to the generous reader of this newsletter who made the purchase of 10x 1000 litre IBC containers possible.
The first strawberry
Be excellent to each other
your ever loving
Pirate Ben
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