Thursday on the Allotment was very chilly and dull. Unfortunately, the promised sun didn’t appear. We worked again on repair of raised beds, finished cutting back the willow, checked all [...]
Another wet day on the allotment but we went out to check all was well after the strong winds earlier in the week and it was, so a retreat for a coffee in the Bridgend cafe seemed a good idea. [...]
A miserable day, dull and pretty moist, but we all arrived and carried on regardless. The ground was too wet to do any work so, as most of the leaves had fallen from the willow and hazel, the [...]
Another mild and sunny day on the plot with interesting clouds, the geese flying over and more trains than usual. Our time on the plot is much shorter and more relaxed now. More weeding was done, [...]
Another day on hands and knees doing weeding on the woodchip paths, amongst the strawberries and the coppiced hazels. Some of the paths now have such a deep layer of rotted woodchip it [...]
1st November 2018 Come this time of the year the sun is off most of the plot in the morning, but the weeding that needed to be done today was along the north edge of the plot, in the sun, so that [...]
Apologies for the late posting of this news – I have been on holiday. Another day on our hands and knees weeding round the fruit and veg but all done now on the beds and green manure, [...]
More strong winds brought down most of the remaining ‘Adam’s Pearmain’ apples, though there are still a few not quite ready to be picked. A very warm day for the time of year and jackets [...]
Apple picking today. With the strong winds bringing many down, we picked all the remaining ones bar the late variety ‘Adams Pearmain’. The new shed was re-arranged to take all the produce. Even [...]
We finally managed to tie in all the new growth on the soft fruit. The raspberry ‘Glen Dee’ is a great one for suckering so some of the new shoots were transplanted to the wired row and the [...]
