Spring is just around the corner

We have rotated the crops again this year and now the Runner Beans are going to be planted in the top bed (one of the two we dug out at the end of last season).

I have dug out a trench, 1 spit deep and 2 foot wide. I am going to line the trench with newspaper and put all the veg peelings etc into it. These will, ove rthe next few months, start to rot down.

It is important to do this as runner beans like a rich and water retentive soil.

The next picture shows a closeup.