Market to market

Westbury which is approximately 15km or so from our house has a market every 1st & 3rd Saturday.  We had never been to it so we set off this morning.

It is a little market with mostly home grown vegetables, potted plants, crafts and jams and preserves.  Although it was just a few stalls they were interesting and the stall holders quite willing to talk to you about their produce.  I love talking to them, because they have a wealth of information that you really can't glean from books.

We purchased some spring bulbs from a lady, she had over 30 mixed bulbs in bags for $4.  Amazing, I bought two bags and will plant them under the Silver Birch trees.

We then drove through Westbury. It is a quiet sleepy town with wide streets and lots of old trees.  I spotted a sign with Hay for sale.  I have been wanting to get some Hay to put under the Tomato plant that grows along the ground.  It has so many fruits on it at the moment and I am worried that the soil will damage the fruit.

What an interesting exercise that was.  The man selling Hay had a fantastic vege patch.  He was quite happy to answer all my amateur questions and whilst walking around the garden bed I spotted the biggest, the largest Zucchini I have EVER seen in my life !

I have of course created another job for myself because now the car boot is full of residue from the Hay bale. Best go wash and vacuum the car I guesss.