Allotment

Thursday’s misty start was a pleasant relief from the recent scorching days. The day was all about picking with so much suddenly being ready, but we did manage to net […]

Thursday was the hottest day we have had so far this year, so a priority was getting the hose out and giving all the veg a solid watering at the […]

We have had some warmth and some rain and now the allotment is looking very green and productive. The fruit and veg are doing well and we have a splendid […]

Thursday was a day mostly spent on weeding the fruit and vegetable beds; we needed to water since there has been no rain (update: there has been rain since then!) […]

It was a warm and sunny day on Thursday and the priority was netting the soft fruit – not an easy job when the saskatoon is about 2m tall.  The […]

Now we are in the middle of June, it is time to get the rest of the tender veg planted out and such a pleasant day for it with a […]

The fine days and more importantly the warmer nights are continuing so we took a chance and put in the first of the frost-tender plantings of courgettes, marrows and squashes […]

Finally, some warmer days. It is good to see the growth on the vegetables already sown and planted but, unfortunately, not on the carrots which had germinated by last week […]

Thursday was a chilly day on the allotment and the top of Arthur’s Seat had disappeared in the mist. The cold weather is holding things back, though all the blossom […]

The weather is getting slightly better with the nights becoming less chilly. Fortunately, we have had some rain, so the hosepipe stayed in the shed. The last of the main […]