Dyke

Yet another post about the dyke...sorry. Nearly got to the end today, but mower plug fell in bottom of dyke so leaving it for a day or two to let the plug completely dry out. Wasn't plugged in when it happened thankfully.

WHY you may be asking am I using an electric mower for such a huge job? Well reader, that's a very good question and I'm glad you asked it. Dyke sides are very steep and I would never have the strength to use a mower to do the sides. So then why don't I use a strimmer? The dyke sides are presently very uneven - and this old mower is doing the job of flattening them out nicely, secondly, it's impossible to get to the top of the dyke when standing in the bottom and vice versa. I will be using my strimmer to do the bottom when these top bits are completely done.

Spray starting to have an effect, although probably too early to tell if I've killed everything else in the process!

A plan for today is to prepare more of the far end (where the JCB removed the compost heaps) for lawn. Not long now till I sow another half acre!