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spindrift
CYOA
Subbed. We got the keys to ours in mid Jan. Not vast but about 3 times the size we were expecting from the map. It's all terraced but hadn't been touched for 5 + years we reckon. There's a rotten shed with a door that doesn't close (it did until the storms the other day pulled it apart). The shed also contains a small, heavily used portable toilet - not really sure what to do with that. There's a plastic greenhouse - again, without a functioning door and some loose panels. The terrace supports are all rotten. The soil is basically clay at the top of the hill but better at the bottom.
When we arrived it looked like this:
Then this:
First pass at turning over soil with a broken fork we found in the shed before it snapped:
And now with a proper fork and some time it's slowly progressing:
Not sure what to plant at this stage or when to do it - we've got another few weeks of work to do in any case (more ground work, replace the terrace supports, fix the shed door, replace water butt (don't think it's repairable). I'd also love some kind of private terrace bit to just sit and read when the summer comes but we'll see.
Also, loads of pheasants.