It was far too hot for a dog walk this morning, so I headed out and tidied up the veg patch.
Cloches were stacked out of the way and tools were returned to the garden store. My plan for today was to get my leeks planted out.
However, before I could start planting I needed to attend to the parched tomatoes in the greenhouse. For some strange reason 30% seems to think that four cans of water is sufficient for eighteen vigorous tomato plants. They actually need at least two or three litres each, which is more than double what she actually gives them. It is up to me to follow on and swamp them.
Watering and tidying consumed all of the morning, and I eventually set to planting the leeks in the early afternoon. I managed to get about thirty plants in the ground, but then sought shelter from the sun indoors ... I'll get the rest of them in when it cools a little!
I then had the now obligatory siesta, before gathering my fishing equipment.
This evening Bubbles and I had planned to fish on the Avon at Fladbury.
I arrived first and picked a nice peg in the dappled shade of a Willow tree. I had set up and just cast my bait in to the river, when Bubbles turned up.
We had a spending evening chatting and a little after eight o'clock I managed to reel in a beautiful chub that we estimated was at least 4lbs. Luck was obviously with us this evening as Bubbs also pulled in a couple of similar sized chub, although he graciously admitted that mine was the largest fish of the evening.
I think we'll definitely be fishing at Fladbury again next week.
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* I wasn't paying attention when I gathered my fishing tackle, and brought a carp rod rather than one for barbel. The carp rod is nowhere near as sensitive to bites, so I was pleased to catch such a lovely fish with a rod that was less than ideal for ledger fishing.
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