Do NOT want to water the plot - nor have plants expiring.
Answer (I hope) - mulch, mulch, mulch. It's got to the stage where I can't bear to see a scrap of bare earth on the plot! Some mulching efforts to date, if only I had grass cuttings they'd be on there too.
New plot acquired in December, squash through black plastic (straw paths):
![Image](http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0100.jpg)
Scorzonera and other winter roots, leaves from last year, and an old shower curtain keeping bare soil moist waiting for salsify plugs to go in shortly:
![Image](http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0098.jpg)
Newly planted out leeks, leaves again:
![Image](http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0096.jpg)
Bean bed, spent hops and a few leaves:
![Image](http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0097.jpg)
Beans, tomatoes and jerusalem artichokes in straw:
![Image](http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0099.jpg)
Good news - the council have just delivered a pile of wood chippings. I'll put these on the paths to bring them up to the level of the beds to minimise evaporation from the sides and ends, then re-cover with straw. That should show this pesky weather
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