Hope Mr Galbraith’s onions are ok.
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I’m going in for a full de thatch and overseed of the lawn tomorrow.
Quite excited to see how it turns out.
What does that entail ? We have an electric rake which I use to pull out the moss.
We are currently losing the battle against the badger and squirrels digging the lawn up.
Wife is turning in to Mr McGregor 
There isnt so much moss but a fair bit of clover and the grass isnt really holding its deep green colour.
When you get down and look at the grass closely, it is quite difficult to see the soil without really parting it forcefully. Quite a lot of thatch which is stopping air and water getting to the roots.
I’ve been told to cut the grass shorter than I would normally, but not too much off in one pass.
Use electric rake thing… probably same as yours in the areas that are most densely packed.
Spike the whole bloody area with garden fork.
Get the sprinkler going for about and hour then start to sow the seed over what’s left of the lawn.
Run the back of a rake over it all to make sure the seed is in contact with the soil.
Roll.
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^^ That reminds me I need to get a gnome for the garden to finish it off.
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Actually, now I’ve written it all down, it sounds like a right fuck-on.
Do it yourself you lazy twonk 
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Haven’t even begun to start yet.
Procrastination reigns supreme.
Wait for rain. Forecast is hot and dry here tomorrow
Lots of potting up of tomato plants plus blackberries, chillis, sweet corn and sweet peppers.
Hel has been busy repainting this bird cage she found and hopes to plant out with lots of trailing flowers etc.
Next project is this which she managed to acquire
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Nearly killed me this.
That bit was okay still took a couple of hours of thatching then mowing then thatching.
I’ve made a fucking cabbage patch
Only got to aerate and sow and roll tomorrow.
Hating it.
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That’s the best vegetable patch I’ve ever seen. Admittedly, I’ve not seen many but still.
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Fuck you, Greenfingers. 
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Thanks, but on the down side we’ve lost all our raspberries to cane blight. It’s a fucking nightmare to sort out.
In the extreme case, which we have, destroy all plants and never plant raspberries there again.
We’ve got nowhere else they would easily go so we will have to dig out all the soil and put new in as advised by RHS.
FUCK. She’ll be knackered.
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