PHEW!
TLDR...... I passed the March Inspection. Gord knows how.
I was up there digging and sowing today and met one of the committee members who does the site inspections. I didn't know who he was, but we got chatting and I said does he know anything from the March inspections. To my surprise, he told me that he'd mostly finished and will be sending out 'a fair few warning notices'. So I asked if I was in line for one. Words to the effect of. "Oh No. Your's is fine. We can see you've been making an effort"
That was a pleasant surprise. About 50% is dug over. 30% is not dug, but crudely covered over and 20% or so is untended berry batch.
As a gesture towards cultivation, I've popped in a few rows of Onion Sets, Carrot Seeds and (mostly) supermarket spuds.
I've dug out a dustbin full of marestail and bindweed. I honestly think I'm making progress against the Marestail.
I just wish I could have some success with higher value crops such as tomatoes, Leeks and Strawberries.
if I stand over the fork and dig standing up, then it's a real back breaking chore to bend and pick out weeds. So I sit on the ground and push the fork in and turn over by hand power alone. Fortunately the soil is easy to work. But I feel a numpty sat on my ar5e digging with a full size fork. Stood up, I can turn over an area fairly quickly, but not pick out the weeds. I don't want to dig weeds in.