It finally stopped raining this afternoon.

But not before I'd become soaking wet.

I've been gardening for most of the day and the first thing that I did, after digging through the beds again, was to plant the new potatoes - the important stuff.

And then I made two frameworks for some more raised beds, pulled up the large one that I made to fill a gap last year, laid these two down and dug them in. And that took ages as well for much of the soil where these beds are is virgin soil, fullof roots and thinstles and brambles and so on. But anyway, they are in place now and I planted the onions. Some that I pulled up last year have sprouted and so they have gone back, and there were a couple in last year's bed - they have been moved.

On Wednesday I'll be planting the shallots and garlic - not tomorrow as we are in the recording studio. And that reminds me, if you want to hear our Christmas Special and the programmes for January and February you need to go here.

Tonight I had a gorgeous tea - the leftover veggie burgers from last night with potatoes that I discovered in the ground when I was relaying the new beds. And beautiful it all was too. I can't wait to get going on food that I'll be growing in my garden this year.