A hot and dry August
It has been a couple of weeks since my last blog post and, during that time some parts of the country have had some wet weather, albeit in the form…
Something new
We are still watering the later planted brassicas. The plants deserve some TLC as they had to wait too long before being moved to the allotment due to the hot…
Rain – what rain?
Storms are regularly being mentioned in weather forecasts and I read reports of thunderstorms and heavy rain. So far none have headed our way. Still, the most that the weather…
Ten years ago today
I was going through my weather records and updating them to take into account the heatwave which has just ended when I noticed this from 10 years ago today. That's…
A proper heatwave
We’re just coming to the end of a proper heatwave unlike the one in July that lasted just a couple of days. This one has been a proper heat wave…
A Topsy Turvy Week
We had quite a change of routine last week.Work on the allotment has been confined to watering - lots of watering - and harvesting. A hosepipe ban is planned for…
Better than expected
Well isn't it a difficult year for gardeners and farmers? Any rain that is falling just wets any bare earth as it isn't heavy enough to penetrate any plant top-growth.…