Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments

What a year! It started off with beds too wet to dig. There was a very short window when the soil was workable. Then the

The reprieve was short-lived. Just a week’s break from the tedium of watering. There has been no progress concerning our abysmal water supply.  We spend

After the previous week’s rain, we had a treat – a whole week of no watering, except for the greenhouses. The grass is already looking

On Saturday, we actually enjoyed – yes, I mean enjoyed – some ‘proper’ rain. Prolonged showers fell for most of the day some of which

My rain dance either wasn’t strong enough or my execution wasn’t good enough. We had a couple of false starts, but nothing that amounted to

 I’m going to change my name to Aquarius. It’s been yet another week during which most of my time at the allotment has been spent

We still haven’t had any significant rain. We have had some very light drizzle that dried before it hit the ground and some that dampened

Still no rain. It’s as though someone has switched off our water supply. Widespread thunderstorms were forecast, but none made it our way. Empty beds

We had some wetness last week, but I wouldn’t say it actually rained. We had very short-lived showers that wet the pavements, but unlike where