A Gardeners Weather Diary
Concern shifts from wet to cold
Throughout April our concern has been the lack of anything resembling a dry spell of weather. However, the latter half of the month has been
Flexible planting plans
We still haven’t managed anything like a spell of good weather. We have to go back to the first 3 days of February for a
Has it been that wet?
It almost goes without saying that if it rains a lot then we are told it’s the worst it has ever been. It seemed a
It’s beginning to get critical
We’ve had plenty more rain through the first week of April. The amount so far is 25mm or around 1″ and about half a month’s
Gardening Judgement – our earlies are in
Normally at this time of the year, we try to decide on the correct timing for sowing and planting all sorts of seeds. There’s no
Are we behind or not at the allotment?
It looks like it will be another weekend with very little work done on the plot. The weather continues in an unpleasant mode with a
Indoor Plant Recovery Centre
It’s been another miserable week weatherwise, with more showery rain and dull overcast days. Saturday morning broke the rules with some lovely sunshine but it
Land of Gloom
We’re in a spell of what can only be described as perpetual gloom. The cloud level does vary throughout the day from light clouds almost
A mild and wet February
I’m in good company as the Met Office in the UK has said this February is the mildest on record. It’s the mildest I’ve recorded
Swapping Rain for Frost
The start of the weekend produced our first dry day for 14 days. We’ve had some amount of rainfall each day from the 8th to
To sow or not to sow – Is it too early?
It’s that time of the year when social media posts are full of “should I start sowing some seeds or is it too early?” There’ll
I’m back with some weather stuff
I’ve been busy making gardening videos and have rather neglected writing any blog posts about the weather. So how did 2023 finish up for us?