Fruit trees

Before the cold weather set in we had 2 weeks of lovely autumnal sunshine at Bridgend, where the focus has been on tidying and maintenance tasks. Enviromesh has been manoeuvred over […]

Thursday was a bit sharp and overcast to start with (after 2 glorious days of sun) but the sunshine eventually won out over the haar approaching from Arthur’s Seat. We […]

Thursday was a very warm and pleasant day at the Allotment. The apple blossom is looking particularly lovely and the warmer weather has given everything a growth spurt, including the […]

Thursday was our first day back on the allotment after the festive period break but only after a sit-down in the warmth of the cafe where we had a catchup […]

Thursday was a raw day but the midges were out still. Maintenance work started with replacing some of the rotting wooden edges on the raised beds. The currant bed was […]

The rain over the past week has helped plant growth and we didn’t get the hose out for a change. Everything is growing well including the weeds and all the […]

Another warm week and thankfully we had some rain but the watering needs to continue, especially for the soft fruit which was moved in the autumn and is still settling […]

There was no need for warm jackets on Thursday. The lack of rain is really showing now. Once you start planting, you can see how dry the soil is. The […]

Thursday was a day of April showers so some time needed to be spent sheltering from the rain.  Some useful weeding done, deadheading of the flowers now over and daffodils […]

On Thursday, the allotment thankfully had only a dusting of snow and the ground was not frozen so we carried on with the programme of preparing the onion bed with […]