WHAT A WET DAY

THIS MY FIRST DAY ON THIS SITE,I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING ON THE PLOT TODAY,BUT IT HAS RAINED ALL DAY AND I HAVE ONLY RUN DOWN THE GARDEN TO LET OUT OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED CHICKENS.THE PLOT IS ON THE REGATTA LANE SITE AND I SHARE IT
WITH MY SON IN LAW NEIL,I HAVE HAD VARIOUS PLOTS ON THIS SITE OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS
BUT AS WORK AND FAMILY COMMITMENTS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS SO THE PLOTS CAME AND WENT,I HAVE RETIRED NOW SO I CAN GIVE IT MY FULL ATTENTION.THIS YEARS CROPS SEEM TO BE COMING ON WELL WITH ALL THIS EXTRA WATER,SOME OF MY FELLOW PLOT HOLDERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THERE ONIONS MOSTLY RED ONIONS BOLTING AND SMUT ON MAIN CROP ONIONS PLUS THE USUAL PROBLEMS WITH PARSNIP SEED NOT GROWING,THE POTATOES ARE DOING WELL BUT THE THREAT OF BLIGHT IS ALWAYS PRESENT WITH ALL THIS WET WEATHER, AS I DONT SPRAY,WE ARE ALMOST ORGANIC ,I USE A FEW SLUG PELLETS AS A LAST RESORT BUT NEIL PERSISTS WITH HIS BEER TRAPS, ANYWAY I MUST LOCK CHICKENS UP NOW AS ITS DARK
ALREADY,WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE LONG WARM SUMMER EVENINGS,PERHAPS TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER.