The stirred up mud in the pond has already started to settle, which means there’s not much clay in it. I saw small diving beetles and the big one, so all is well with them. The water violet has been attacked by the blackbird though, so I’ve put some more stone on top to try and protect it.

I planted out the runner beans into Bed 7. One of them is still quite small, and there’s one space for the one I’ve re-sown at home. I’ll bring it when it’s big enough to resist marauders.

I did a pile of pick/pull weeding. The bindweed had started winding itself around the lovely big foxgloves under the apple tree and an amount of marestail has reappeared in the ledge, coming through from the back plot.

The teasel is looking great and is collecting dew in its leaves to serve as a natural trough.