RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2023
We've taken part in the RSPB annual bird count for over ten years but this year we nearly missed it. Last Saturday night, Martyn asked if we should have been…
Two Methods of protecting carrots
We're almost to the end of January and, unless something unusual occurs during the last few days of the month weatherwise, it will be a fairly average January both in…
A bit of housekeeping on the plot
We actually did some work at the allotment last week the focus of which was to do some tidying up Some of the beds that had been dug over last…
Our coldest day of the year – Hopefully
This is how far I'd got at writing Sunday's blog post on Saturday afternoon. I'm hoping that Saturday, 21 January will turn out to be the coldest day of the…
Stocking up
Last week was another non-gardening week. It was cold - very cold - and we also had some fog at the weekend. We couldn't keep the bird-bath ice-free but fortunately,…
A soggy allotment visit
It's been a wet start to the year. In a bit of a break in the weather on Saturday afternoon we risked a visit to the allotment to harvest some…
First allotment visit of 2023
Firstly apologies if this post ends up flaky. I'm working on a new laptop. I'm used to working on a desktop computer with a mouse and where I am used…
Lazy start to the new gardening year
The weather at the start of the new year had been on the miserable side. Rather than any nice, cold, crisp, sunny days, all we get is showers or longer…
A two birthday week
I don't have much to report this week. 2023 started very miserably - drizzly and dull. We did manage a couple of walks with Ruby but the weather was such…