The work consists of hacking away a chunk of earth from the "cliff-face" I am creating with the Azada and then working through each chunk with my fingers to pull out the twisting bramble roots. It takes about an hour to go across the plot, 2ft deep and about 1 ft forward. With 75 feet to go it will take some time....
I decided to take a break from the grind by starting to clear back the huge brambles from the boundary under the trees. It has made a huge difference to the daylight striking the plot. It has also left me with a massive bonfire to light if the rain ever stops to let it dry out.
I don't envy you doing that but it will be worth it in the end.
ReplyDeleteI am banking on that Kerry......
DeleteI'm very surprised that you are able to get anything done over the ground, due to the recent deluges of rain etc. My new plot was under water last Saturday and still saturated.
DeleteHi Rooko
DeleteI think we have not had the same amount of wet as you probably have, it has been too wet a lot of the time to get on the soil but i have managhed to dodge the rain and advance a little. Hopefully we are all in for a drier if colder spell now.... I am advancing at the rate of about 2 ft a day so still a lot of days to go.... Bob