Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments

More planting

Last week, during daylight hours, you could almost believe that it was summer. The clear blue skies came with a downside: as the sun set,

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We’ve started planting

Last week felt quite summery during the day, but the temperature dropped considerably at night. This isn’t ideal for the seedlings we are trying to

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The weather is teasing us

The weather is still playing with us. We’ve had some lovely spring weather interspersed with cold winds that have us adding extra layers of clothing.

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Comparing Notes

Last week was mostly dry until the weekend when the heavens opened and the heavy rain was accompanied by thunder. The temperature last week, however,

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Has spring sprung for you?

It’s now meteorological spring but when do you think spring begins? Last week almost felt spring-like.  Some days were very pleasant. The sun made an

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Another slow week

I didn’t publish a post last week as to be honest I had nothing of interest to write about. To be frank the same could

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Onions and potatoes

The only gardening related activity last week was a visit to a local garden centre to buy our seed potatoes and onion sets. As well

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First signs

The storm that was predicted for last week, didn’t hit us as hard as it appeared to do in other areas. The winds tracked in

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It begins

The snow has almost all disappeared. All that remains are mounds where snow had been piled up. The snowman, that interested Ruby so much the

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