We’ve all been busy the last couple of days bringing up wheelbarrows full of rotted horse muck up to the gardens. And today we’ve been working on the new kitchen garden at the side of Andy and Sophie’s house. The first stage is to clear the land of the rubble the builders left, and move it over to the other side of the land for Matt to use under the new concrete steps going up to the Mongolian Yurt. Phew it is hard work, but I’m getting stronger by the hour. We have to look out for the scolopendra centipedes though as they like hiding under old tiles and rocks, we’ve narrowly missed a few.
Muscle Power on the quinta for the new kitchen garden
I’m looking forward to planting stuff next to the side of the house where it will be easily accessible to eat and I can look after it at the same time as looking after Poppy. There’s a lot of heavy work to do though so maybe we will get the help of a small digger to speed it all up so we have more food growing soon. Also I’ve got a lot to learn about what will grow here and when, as previously I’ve had stuff in pots in my backyard in the UK and only a half-hearted allotment. Happy wheelbarrowing 
