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 […]
Heavy rain prevented play last week. But this Thursday we had freezing conditions. Think our allotment days will be getting shorter as Winter progresses. We stuck around till coffee time, […]
A glorious, golden day last Thursday (6th)– mild without a breath of wind. This is the season for repairing, storing and tucking the allotment up for bed, though there’s still […]
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 […]
