Last planting for this year
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…
Digging still on hold
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…
Squashed
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…
Living history
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…
Safely gathered in
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…
Something new
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…
Rain – what rain?
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…
A Topsy Turvy Week
We had quite a change of routine last week.Work on the allotment has been confined to watering - lots of watering - and harvesting. A hosepipe ban is planned for…
Better than expected
Well isn't it a difficult year for gardeners and farmers? Any rain that is falling just wets any bare earth as it isn't heavy enough to penetrate any plant top-growth.…
Drizzly
We only managed a couple of visits to the allotment last week. We had a couple of appointments and the drizzly rain was enough to make gardening a less attractive…