We had a little quince tree
Back in 2010 we planted a young quince tree. I wrote a blog post about it here. Twelve years on and our little quince tree now looks like this. This…
Has the window closed?
I've mentioned before that our clay soil can move seamlessly from too hard and dry to dig to too wet and claggy. After having had a lack of rain, for…
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal - North Yorkshire
A proper wet day at last
I had been in the process of writing a blog post saying how October was following a pattern similar to the rest of the year with temperatures a little above…
More winter preparation
Visits to the allotment are becoming fewer and when we do head to the plot we spend a shorter time there. Digging is hard work on our soil, especially when…
Trying to beat the weather
It's ironic that we spent the entire growing season bemoaning the fact that we needed rain but now we are in a race to get the allotment ready for winter…
Rothwell Park
A cool end to September
October’s monthly rainfall total was once more below average making it the seventh month in a row to be drier than average. Only February was wetter than average, the other…
Last planting for this year
We didn't do much gardening at the beginning of the week for a number of reasons. One welcome reason is that we have had a few wet days. A less…