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 run of 3 consecutive days…
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 run of 3 consecutive days…
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 very wet start to the…
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 rainfall. That wouldn't normally be…
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 scientific basis for the decisions…
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 mixture of sunshine and showers…
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 only lasted until lunchtime. For…
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 letting sunshine through to heavy…
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 over my fifteen years of…
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 the 23rd of the month.The…
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 be pictures of long leggy…