On Thursday we had a cloudy start, but the sun and blue skies soon appeared and, with warmer weather being forecast for the following few days, it was time to get on with the sowing and planting. [...]
Sunshine and blue skies for us on Thursday. We finished preparing the trenches for the carrot and parsnip sowing, riddling the soil and, for the carrots, adding some sand to improve the drainage [...]
It is still pretty chilly at Bridgend but good to see everything growing regardless. We planted out the onion sets, variety Centurion, today. They were grown on in pots to get them started. We [...]
The vernal equinox was on Wednesday and spring is definitely happening on the allotment with an abundance of daffodils and hyacinths, the flowers out on the honeyberry and the fruit buds [...]
The rain had stopped by our starting time on Thursday and we yet again disturbed the hen pheasant who was stalking round the plot. The first job was on the damson tree planted last year. The [...]
On Thursday we were back to more suitable weather for February and there was a chill in the air. We had a visit from the pheasant and spouse, checking us out for nesting. It was a day of small [...]
On Thursday, we particularly enjoyed the usual mid-February warm spell and it was satisfying to get the first planting done. Ian had sown broadbeans in mid-December, so it was time to get the [...]
Thursday was a chilly and bright day, but we still needed to keep moving to stay warm, so the main job today was spreading the manure round the fruit trees and bushes, and we had another bonfire. [...]
Last day of the month and a brilliantly sunny one but it was bitterly cold. We paid a short visit to check all was well and the netting still doing what is should in keeping the pigeons off the [...]
Wednesday was a bitterly cold night and the frost was on the grass as we arrived at the allotment on Thursday morning, but the sun was shining, and it was good to be out and working. The [...]
