26 to go

I planted two more apple trees today: Adam's Pearmain, an October eater probably introduced via Norfolk in 1826; and Bountiful, a late September cooker introduced by East Malling Research Station in the 1960s. Bountiful apparently needs well-drained soil... ho hum. Only 15 more apples, 5 pears, 4 plums and a gage and a damson to go! I hope we can get a lot done tomorrow, and that the weather front moves through as forecast in the early morning, so the rest of the day will be dry. Fair-weather gardener, me!

We've also had to dig up the 'self-binding gravel' paths, that were supposed to be suitable for wheelchairs, but in fact turned out to be yellow sand, suitable for not much other than mixing with claggy clay-ey soil. The path surfaces will have to be replaced with tarmac.