Just one visit again to the allotment last week. We chose the brightest day but it was also one of the coldest days of autumn so far. The temperature plummeted and although it was a sunny afternoon, our plot was in shade. At this time of year, only plots along one edge of the site enjoy the benefit of any sunshine. The rest of the plots are in the shade of a row of enormous leylandii growing in a neighbouring garden. This means that we don't benefit from any small amount of warmth that the sun provides and work on the plot is unpleasant, even when wrapped up in multiple layers of clothing ..read more

We made a quick dash to the allotment last week. It had been mostly a dull and miserable week and the allotment echoed that description. At this time of year, it is hard to imagine working on a sunny plot full of growing crops and the need to haul cans of water around. The allotment is bleak, most beds are empty and the ground is muddy and slippery under foot.  Read more Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.u ..read more

After an absence of over a fortnight, we actually managed to visit the allotment last week. As always, after unloading the car, we checked on any plants that were still growing. That didn't take very long as, at this time of year most of the beds are empty. We were pleased to see that the winter onions, shallots and garlic were growing away well. We were especially pleased to see that the shallots have started to grow as there was no sign of this the last time that we checked. I don't expect much more growth to be put on now until next spring when hopefully they will grow away quickly. Read ..read more

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Another week has gone by with no gardening taking place. We are so glad to have got all our digging and bed preparation done before all the rain set in. After all the exceptional rainfall the soil will most certainly be soaked and too wet to do anything with. We have fruit bushed to prune or cut back but we are guessing the paths will be too soggy to walk on as we don't want to turn them into mud. Read more Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments ..read more

We didn't venture to the allotment at all last week. To start with the weather has been miseralble, gloomy, wet and misty. When the weather has been reasonable enough for us to venture out, the priority has been to take Ruby out for some exercise and the allotment has had to play second fiddle. Most of the tasks that we had to complete before the ground became too wet have been complete. Any still to do will have to wait and tidying up neglected areas will be done bit by bit until we once again are busy sowing and planting. That seems a long way off at the moment but it will come round all to ..read more

What a week it has been! Fortunately, we haven't had weather as bad as in some areas. For us, it has delivered lots of rain and strong winds.  Happily, when the weather is too bad we can hunker down and sit it out in comfort unlike many who still have to go about their business or, even worse, actually sleep out on the streets. Early in the week, we did manage an afternoon working at the allotment. Martyn took down the remaining climbing bean frame and dug over the bed. This meant that all of the vacant beds were now cleared and dug with many of them covered in weed control fabric. This ..read more

It's been a very mixed week weatherwise. We have gone from summery and warm one day to rather wintery the day after. We have also had quite a bit of rain, in fact, we were rained off again when working at the allotment. We've managed more clearing and digging over beds, although the rain has meant that the soil is fast approaching the too wet to dig stage. At the moment it is just on the very edge so we are trying to get as much done as possible. We've done well and I think we have actually managed to get more done than usual due to having an early start. There are only a handful of beds stil ..read more

We managed a couple of afternoons at the allotment, although once again on one occasion we were rained off. In stark contrast on the second visit, it was warm and sunny. We are still clearing and digging over beds. We have about another eight left although two of these house dahlias and they won't be dug until the first frosts kill off the top growth. That doesn't mean that, once the beds are cleared, our work on the plot will come to an end. We will then have to tackle all the areas that are waiting for some renovation. We just need the weather to cooperate. Last week, we removed nets from o ..read more

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