From gorgeous to grotesque!

Friday was another cloudy day but with virtually no breeze it felt pretty mild. We decided on a trip to the plot in the afternoon to do some more tidying up. Our few surviving winter brassicas needed weeding to give the plants that have survived winter a decent chance of producing some cauliflowers next month.

Weeds cleared from winter brassicas

It was also time to dig up the remains of our carrot crop which like most of the brassicas were winter casualties.

There were no signs of any carrots growing and after a few false starts I found a row of rotten Yellowstone carrots. Some of the carrots had changed into yellow liquid which oozed everywhere once the roots were disturbed. This rather disgusting liquid and the remaining rotten carrot root seemed to be an ideal breeding ground for worms.