This year has been a very good year for blossom. Our plums and greengages didn't have lots of flowers, but considering last year they had virtually no blossom at all,…

Last week was another dry week. One evening we had some precipitation (I wouldn't really call it rain), which wetted the surface of the ground but didn't penetrate to where…

Last week, during daylight hours, you could almost believe that it was summer. The clear blue skies came with a downside: as the sun set, the temperature plummeted. Sudden extreme…

Last week felt quite summery during the day, but the temperature dropped considerably at night. This isn't ideal for the seedlings we are trying to start in the greenhouse.There has…