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…
A busy week
I think that we may have been lulled into thinking that we can discard some layers of clothing as the weather last week was warm and sunny. I have the…
Almost back on track
All the conditions aligned last week to enable us to get back to some semblance of normality. The weather was fine and Martyn's aches had improved. Not only did Ruby…
Some actual gardening
Last week was a much drier week and not before time. We even saw a little sunshine.We are still not firing on all cylinders. I am more or less back…