The plot thickens
Any rain that is managing to fall is still in the form of fairly light showers. We had nothing persistent or steady. On top of this the fluctuations in temperature…
Just enough rain to wet us
We did have some rain last week but it was only delivered in short drizzly showers. It was only enough to wet us when we were out and about and…
We’re getting there
I didn't manage to make it to the allotment to do any work last week until the weekend. Our new bedroom furniture was being built and so someone needed to…
Things are moving on
Last week we managed to clear most of the beds and, Martyn went over them with the rotavator. The only bed that hasn't been dug over is the old strawberry…
The work goes on
There are still beds to clear and dig over on the allotment. We had a little rain last week but not enough to put watering on hold. The ground was…
Planting continues apace
The dry weather continued last week, and so we made the most of it by getting lots of planting done. We now need some rain as, not only have we…
Gardening cycles
Nature works in cycles and we gardeners work along with this. We sow, plant, harvest and store our crops until the growing cycle starts again and the cycle is repeated.Our…
Things heated up
The weather warmed up last week and so did our gardening activities which were more or less confined to the allotment. It's now one of the busiest times of the…
A very oniony week
Last week the weather, once again, influenced how we spent the week.It was showery and cold so for some of the week we spent time carrying out indoor tasks.We have…
Winter is back
After a brief spell of lovely weather, we are back to layering up again. We even had a flurry of snow which thankfully didn't last for very long. We haven't…