March 2021

This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.


March Our Plot Blog Posts


March Vlog Posts


March Gardeners Weather Posts

01 – 07 March



Clivias on flower
Mahonia on flower
More seeds arrived
Pruned roses in the garden
Tidied crab apple bed
Planted garlic ion pots
Sowed salad leaves
Fruit bushes and trees budding
Tidying at the allotment
Harvested leeks, first broccoli and savoys
Pheasant on the allotment site
A new bird on the plot
Weekend jobs and a pheasant day drying out – video

08 – 14 March


Ruby had her booster
I had my eye test
Daffodils look lovely
Daphne full of flower
Clivias flowering
Not a brilliant start to March
Getting battered
The march winds doth blow
A wet and windy week

15 – 21 March



Picked first broccoli
Potted up Brassica plants from DT Brown
Spring planted garlic is shooting
More tidying of allotment beds
Uncovered dahlias in the plot greenhouse
Siskin visited
Cut back ferns
Planted potatoes in crates
Sowed carrots in crates 
A busy week

22 – 31 March


Planted perennials at the allotment
Dug last parsnips and froze some
Tied the strawberries
Paying the price?
March how did it turn out
A quick plot tour – video


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