East End

This is a picture of the East side of our plot. There are lots of things here. First is the brick-circle bonfire. We use this to burn weeds and bits of old carpet that we found around the place. It's pretty difficult to keep lighting as we live in the rainiest country on Earth, but with a load of effort its handy for getting rid of unwanted stuff. Also Hugh's a natural with the arson.

Next is the greenhouse. It looks like it was made by a mad farmer-scientist - most of the wall panels are actually doors. Its around 7' by 5' so it will be great for things like melons and tomatoes. I find it a bit claustrophobic due to the enthusiastic spider population, but gradually it's seeming less and less scary.

Next is the bean support thingy (scientific term). It consists of two upright wooden poles onto which is stuck a metal mesh. Beans and climbers can be tied on easily and grow high up the mesh. At around 8' it will be brilliant for all kinds of beans.


Here are a few beans that were already growing when we got the plot. There must be pretty hardy fellas altogether to survive a few years of neglect! We have no idea what they are, but we replanted some of them. They were small long white beans. I'll get a picture up soon.


Behind the greenhouse, where Guy cleared the blackberry vines, we found loads more wooden poles and metal mesh, so we can make more climbing supports. Ideally i'd like to build 2 more - 1 for broad beans, 1 for french beans and peas, and 1 for vine tomatoes. Also we found a roll of what looks like chicken wire, so we could even make a little carrot enclosure to keep the evil rabbits away. That is based on the assumption that we will all be naturally gifted at making things even though we all grew up in towns and cities, and have never really engaged nature at this level before. Fingers crossed!