Allotment Tales 05-06-2025 Much appreciated respite from the wind today, mild with a little sun thrown in for good measure. Some bracing was required on the Climbing spinach teepee, which […]
A double blog this week. The sun shone on the 22nd. Protecting our young crops was a main activity – netting over the strawberries which have magically appeared in abundance […]
The sun continues to shine at the Bridgend Caley allotment, though a North Easterly breeze meant that the air was a bit nippy to start with. Today’s main activity was […]
Another sunny day, lovely for us although not so much for the plants as the soil is so dry. We made sure to water well before leaving today. Last week […]
May Day! A cool start after two days of high temperatures, but the morning warmed up as the sun emerged. Unusually, we started with a meeting. This was to discuss […]
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, bright day to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Some of us even removed our woolly bunnets at break time! Weeding continues as ever. The hazel windbreak is (temporarily) free […]
