The garlic had started sprouting in the cupboard, so I needed to get it in. I’d over-estimated how many cloves I would have, so I’ve ended up with 3 short rows in Bed 6, leaving a space at the end. This might be for chard, spinach, lettuce … Some of the cloves had black marks, but most had sprouted and all were firm, so I’m hopeful they’ll be ok.  

I’ve moved the verbena that overwintered in Bed 6 to the back of the veronica where there was a bit of a gap. I managed to get some grass out too, which is a start on the weeding.

The snowdrops had been nibbled, but there are couple of new ones coming up. I’m hoping that the currently untouched foliage

There was occasional light rain and the fern bed is still just a little too wet to start clearing. It’s very different from the paths though, so with some dry weather I should be able to start soon.