Willow Harvest

Our first homegrown willow harvest. I am always on the hunt for willow and hazel,. Some friends let me coppice one of their very old hazels so I now have quite a few straight uprights to use for plant supports. We also coppiced a willow fence which is crack willow it is not recommended for weaving but I am going to see how it works for hurdles.
In the garden the garlic and onions  have pushed through the soil and seem to be away, the broad beans are showing their first leaves . I still have rocket its seems happier now than it did in the summer. I have started  the process of spreading our compost on the deep beds it has been so dry I wanted the soil to have some moisture in it before before mulching. I still can't decide if I should  mulch the willow beds with wood chip or not ,
I have fed candy to the bees who have been out and about in this mild weather. The hens have stopped laying and the cattle have gone to Norfolk for a while.