On a cold and misty morning, a couple of us were at the allotment, taking all due precautions of travelling independently and then keeping 2 metres apart, and it was […]
Thursday was a glorious sunny day but there was still a chill in the air. The onion sets were planted, three rows of ‘Sturon’ and three of ‘F1 Centurion’. The bed […]
Another showery and windy day on Thursday. Between showers we managed some of our planned jobs. The original strawberry plants have been covered with fleece to protect and encourage growth. […]
Another week and luckily the sun was shining again, quickly thawing out the soil after the overnight frost. It is time to give the fruit its annual feed of well-rotted […]
Another chilly day on Thursday and it was very wet underfoot. The sun shone for a short time and then the heavens opened so we retreated to the cafe. We […]
Thursday was a sunny and mild day and we packed in a lot of work on the allotment – finishing the winter pruning after the pruning workshop which was held […]
After a good planning meeting last week over coffee, the weather did not permit much today, too windy for our New Year bonfire and too chilly and damp for us […]
Last Thursday was our last working day on the plot for this year. A dry, windless day gave us the chance to do the winter wash (we use ‘Winter Wash’ […]
We finished coppicing the hazel today and started (and finished!) doing the same to the willows. They are now looking quite stark but will start putting out new shoots in […]
