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Woolly hats and layers were back on today as conditions were damp and chilly – April showers later with short patches of sun.   Tattie planting continues. Today it was Heritage […]

A lovely sunny day! The allotment is at its most colourful just now with patches of brilliant yellow, mauve and crimson around bed edges and under trees. The sweet peas […]

April already! A disappointingly sharp, chilly morning after a few days of sunshine. However, the sun broke through around midday, which was very welcome! At the windbreak, wobbly end posts […]

A decent morning, mild with patches of sun, though increasingly breezy. Luckily, we’d packed up before the afternoon showers came on. Soil temperatures were up to 10 degrees centigrade – […]

A beautiful warm day saw us peeling off one or two layers and enjoying breaktime in the early Spring sunshine. Simple pleasures! We were high in numbers today so managed […]

A lovely sunny day, unless you were standing under the shadow of the huge conifer proudly overlooking us !! More work done in preparation for the growing season. A trench […]

Mild today, though windy. Strong gusts kept the rain away until we were on our way home – when the heavens finally opened – very lucky! Winter pruning was completed […]

Allotment Tales 13-02-2025 Overcast today, but not as cold as forecast – possibly due to our average 4 layers of clothing, or to the welcome warmth from today’s bonfire. But […]