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…

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…

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…

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…

Whilst we have had some rain, we still haven't had enough to penetrate the soil meaning that the beds are still too dry to dig over. We are visiting the…

Our afternoons on the allotment have fallen into a pattern as we switch from planting and watering to clearing and digging.After being dug over, some beds have been covered with…

Last week has certainly been a memorable one. We had a new prime minister at the beginning of the week and by the end of the week, we had a…

We are now at the stage where the allotment beds are emptying and our main focus is clearing and tidying beds. We are still waiting for some rain so that…

  We are still watering the later planted brassicas. The plants deserve some TLC as they had to wait too long before being moved to the allotment due to the hot…

Storms are regularly being mentioned in weather forecasts and I read reports of thunderstorms and heavy rain. So far none have headed our way. Still, the most that the weather…