Allotment Tales 30-10-2025 A grey day at Bridgend today, and slightly damp and chilly. Autumn has definitely arrived. And so we continued planting autumn onion sets (Autumn Champion) and garlic. [...]
A sharp edge to the day and lots of Autumnal birdsongs – seems the robins are preparing for Winter, as are we. Shed 1 was cleared – contents splayed over […]
Allotment Tales 09-10-2025 Blustery today. We were treated to a first skein of geese, spreading out across the open sky, heading for warmer climes. Sorting damage left in the wake […]
Allotment Tales 25-09-2025 After a nippy start, the sun came out and the day remained warm and bright – a real Autumnal treat! Pruning was today’s main activity. We were […]
Allotment Tales 18-09-2025 Bright, blustery and mild today. Straight to the brassica beds. Last week we’d removed the enviromesh to reveal an infestation of grey aphids. Removing the worst [...]
There was a cooler feel in the air on Thursday morning with the first rain in what seems like weeks – heavy showers, though too short to make much of […]
Allotment Tales 21-08-2025 A cooler feel to the air first thing, though the sun broke through and warmed things up. Richard and Pam arrived with lovely new signs for the […]
Allotment Tales 14-08-2025 Another day of building heat, following two scorchers. The ground is very dry, so lots of watering today. Green manure sown a fortnight ago has already come […]
Allotment Tales 07-08-2025 The rain came and went early today. Though a little overcast, our timing was perfect for basking in the sun at lunchtime – on our very original […]
Allotment Tales 31-07-2025 Mild and overcast, but a nice temperature for working. Our lovely strawberries are finished, so time to remove old leaves and straw for another year. Looking ahead […]
