We had glimpses of better weather last week but also had days that were predominantly gloomy and drizzly.The number of bright, dry days needs to increase if our soil is…

We have tiptoed into meteological spring but nothing has changed as far as the weather is concerned. It's still very wet and at times also very cold.See Martyn's blog for…

The rain doesn't let up. When it isn't actually raining and the sun makes an appearance there is little warmth, in fact, we have had some frosty mornings despite the…

Will the ground ever dry up so that we can work on the allotment without being caked in mud? When it isn't actually raining the weather is mainly gloomy, damp…

We had a light snowfall last week. It was wet snow and didn't hang around. Most snow arrived after dark, and then turned to rain.  By morning any signs that…

We were intending to go to the allotment at the weekend but the weather conspired against us yet again. At the beginning of the week, we managed to build a…

There were more strong winds last week, but we did manage one afternoon at the allotment. So far we have been let off lightly where the winds have been concerned.…

Last week was bitterly cold so we stayed away from the allotment. When the ground was really frosty, some of our walks were shortened. We could wrap up warmly but…

The weather was cold and bleak last week. Just for a change everywhere was wet. Even when it wasn't raining we seemed to be living in a cloud. It also…

We've had lots more rain this week. It seems once the rain starts it doesn't know when to stop. Accompanying the rain we have been treated to strong winds. It's…