Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments

The odds are stacked against us
Another week has passed without significant rainfall for us. Rain keeps appearing in forecasts, but as the allotted day draws nearer, rain disappears from the

They’ve made a comeback
We haven’t had any measurable rain for almost two months now, and some areas look like deserts. Below is one of the places where we

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

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.

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

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

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,

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

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.

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,

A host of golden daffodils
Although we did have some sunshine last week, the temperature dropped and we were back to wrapping up warmly and Ruby needed to go back

Springing into action
Last week the weather was almost spring-like so we managed to make quite a lot of progress on the allotment. At times it was even