Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments

Unwelcome visitor

In my previous post, I wrote that our early potatoes had pushed through and that we were hoping that there wouldn’t be a frost. We

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Bluebell wood

At times last week, you could be forgiven if you thought summer had arrived early. At the beginning of the week we had summery temperatures.

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Promise of apples

This year has been a very good year for blossom. Our plums and greengages didn’t have lots of flowers, but considering last year they had

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Blossoming

Last week was another dry week. One evening we had some precipitation (I wouldn’t really call it rain), which wetted the surface of the ground

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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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