Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments

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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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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