Spring is here and the first buds of new growth are appearing,The vegetables such as my beetroot,bokchoy,carrots and peas are well and truelly sprouting happily. My tomatoes that I have just planted  will hopefully give me a good crop this year.
The autumn was spent mulching,mulching,mulching and spreading organic compost on my vegetable patch and under all my fruit trees. The alpacas provide me with plenty of  alpaca pooh (golden fertilizer) as I call it,which i have mixed into the compost and spread on the garden areas.and the worms are working happily.
The soil in this garden patch was very poor,since working the soil and adding the compost and lime to break up the clay,the soil is rich and pliable,amazing how a little work can provide one with so many benefits.
I have also had to fence of the fruit trees as the alpacas were having a feast on the new growth,so i may get more fruit this year,they do like eating the blossoms and the new shoots.
I have had to move my lemon tree as it hasn't bore any fruit so far.I made up some white oil and sprayed it.I have noticed new shoots  so it may just come good this year.