First trip of the New Year

Today was mostly an assessment trip; I've not been down to the plot since before I was ill in November last year, so I had no idea what to expect today.
We've had SO much rain that I was expecting it to be seriously waterlogged and indeed all the paths were, but the plot itself wasn't too bad, the raised beds that we put in last year have made such a difference.

The initial overview of the plot showed it wasn't too bad, messy but not too bad. The pigeons had eaten the broccoli as the net had been removed, but never mind.

The leeks were surviving and some of them looking decent sized, the celeriac has grown new leaves, though the roots aren't too big yet, so I'm leaving them to see what happens, they're hardy afterall.

The parsnips' top-growth has mostly died back, but a few bits remained and reminded me to dig some to eat this weekend.

I was lucky, I saw the top of one parsnip poking out of the soil, stuck a fork under it and brought out 3! Decent sized ones too!

We've also taken the opportunity to prune the apple tree, its a precious tree that grows 3 different apples, Russet, Cox and Bramley (all grafted) on the same tree. Last year it only produced Bramleys, probably because they blossom slightly later than the former 2 and must have survived a frost/drought.
The red and black currant bushes were also pruned lightly, one more than the other 2 as it overhangs the new path between us and the next plot.

The canes from the beans and sweet peas were also cleared away, and all the plant labels and pegs were collected to be washed ready for the new year.

Ed dug a hole... as usual!