Digging again

Wow! What a difference a year makes to digging the plot.   This time last year I was still fighting with couhgrass, docks, thistles and lots of nettles but now I actually feel in control of the soil and not the other way round.   Who would believe the difference in the amount of worms in my soil, I now know what the worms get up to on those cold winter nights...............Really pleased with my first 'crop' from my compost bin too, the raspberries will feel the benefit  this winter and I'll crop the benefit next summer.   Winter crops are looking good and I've planted some different varieties of rhubarb this year so will be good to see how they do.  Some new faces on the allotment now, sorry to see people go but no-one ever said running an allotment was an easy option.   Hope the 'newbies' settle in and look forward to seeing them at the next meeting or even in the shed sheltering when it rains!