23rd June 2012: Happy Summer not!

So it is the summer, that's what we're told. I guess it's one of those summer where there's no hope for growing tomatoes or any veg that require a lot of sun.
This week, with the help of Will's dad, the black weed suppressing fabric has been put down where I'm not growing anything. Photos can distort distances, so I thought I should say that the black sheet is 10m long by 4m wide, or if you only understand imperial 32.8x13.12 feet. it's folded a tiny bit on the long edge so it 'only' covers roughly 3.5m in width. We had a bit of wind on Friday so I was worried it would blow away but it appears the weights on it are doing the job.
Wildlife is also thriving on my plants. Lots of blackflies on my broad beans, meaning that a lot of ladybirds are feasting too. And then this chap on the tall plant that you can see on the back left side of my plot. How pretty is this? For info the plant is called a Mullein and the caterpillar is of the Mullein Moth :)