After last week’s sunny weather, we were plunged back into March today – cool and cloudy. We kept the session short as the weeds will always wait for us. Today’s […]
At last – sun without the chill – the kind of day to keep finding jobs to do, rather that heading home for indoor tasks. Oca and red-veined sorrel plants […]
Thursday, was breezy and cloudy, though blue skies and sunshine did appear from time to time. Allotment life seems to be suddenly ramping up, as the soil warms and preparation […]
We’ve managed to dodge recent fine weather, enjoying 2 overcast and chilly Thursdays – patches of sunshine and showers thrown in for good measure – along with a penguin ice […]
After last week’s balmy conditions, it was back to chilliness on Thursday, though the sun did take the edge off a bit. The grass got a first mow of the […]
What a difference over the course of a week! Last Thursday driving wind and rain forced a retreat to the café, where we spent time finalising our seed order. Then […]
We’ve had two decent, successive Thursdays for maintenance and preparation tasks. The currants, gooseberries and apples have all been pruned, and we’ve thinned the saskatoon (honeyberry). The [...]
Wintery conditions limited activity on the allotment over January and into February. Some work has been possible – pruning the hazel windbreak, replacing bed surrounds, perennial weeding. These [...]
Mild but a bit damp around the edges today, after some heavy rain. Too wet and breezy for a bonfire, so weeding was the day’s main activity. Several beds were […]
