A battle between the wind and the sun
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3d ago
Our weather continues to set us a challenge. We have had glimpses of brightness but these are usually accompanied by strong, bitterly cold winds. It's reminiscent of the Aesop's fable which tells the argument between the wind and the sun. As far as we are concerned the wind is winning, At the allotment, we had an increasingly huge pile of debris that was due to be burned in November, The wet weather put paid to that plan and the pile continued to grow. Last week after a couple of dryish days and the threat that more wet weather was forecast, we decided to try to have a fire.  Read ..read more
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Give me sunshine
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1w ago
Last week, we did have some sunshine but, most days, it tended to be in the morning and by the afternoon it had clouded over and sometimes given way to drizzle or rain. It was also quite cold. We still managed our weekly long walks with Ruby and, at the weekend, we had a couple of afternoons at the allotment. We continued tidying which didn't provide many photo opportunities. All the grass paths were strimmed and are looking much neater. We have a couple of gooseberry plants which are trained onto a support. I spent one afternoon trimming them. I know that I haven't pruned them correctly but ..read more
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February in Pictures
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1w ago
See more Sorry, I forgot to post this last week! 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.uk/ author by S Garrett ..read more
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Nature into spring mode
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2w ago
We had glimpses of better weather last week but also had days that were predominantly gloomy and drizzly. The number of bright, dry days needs to increase if our soil is going to be fit for working. Maybe I'll look back on this time in summer when we are lugging watering cans or maybe we will still be waiting for things to dry out. Who knows what our weather will bring? Weather forecasts seem to change by the hour so it is difficult to make any definite plans. Read more Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett Co ..read more
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More of the same
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3w ago
We have tiptoed into meteological spring but nothing has changed as far as the weather is concerned. It's still very wet and at times also very cold. See Martyn's blog for more details on the weather Two afternoons saw us venturing to the allotment. On the first afternoon, the work that was more or less the same as on our previous visit. Martyn emptied another compost bay I concentrated on a raspberry bed. This bed was planted a few years ago. We planted several varieties but only two grew to produce a berry harvest. The row is planted through weed control fabric but we are going to remove t ..read more
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Webbed feet anyone?
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1M ago
The rain doesn't let up. When it isn't actually raining and the sun makes an appearance there is little warmth, in fact, we have had some frosty mornings despite the lovely blue, sunny sky.  Martyn's blog gives more details about the weather. The conditions are such that the sodden ground isn't likely to become dry enough for gardening any time soon. Last February's blog post shows Martyn was tilling the beds to get them ready for planting. Read more Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett Copyright: Orig ..read more
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Will it ever be dry again?
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1M ago
Will the ground ever dry up so that we can work on the allotment without being caked in mud? When it isn't actually raining the weather is mainly gloomy, damp and drizzly.  It's difficult to imagine that we may end up hauling watering cans around the plot later in the year. We did have some dry, sunny days at the weekend so last week we did manage to do some work on the allotment. It is still very muddy so the work didn't involve any digging Martyn, started work on the compost area. He began emptying one of the bays and spreading the compost on beds in which potatoes will be planted. He ..read more
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A light covering
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1M ago
We had a light snowfall last week. It was wet snow and didn't hang around. Most snow arrived after dark, and then turned to rain.  By morning any signs that it had been had more or less disappeared. Ruby wasn't impressed as it meant that she missed out on her afternoon at Nostell She didn't understand what the fuss was about but as we didn't know how much snow would fall we decided to stay home and not risk getting stuck. 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 Pl ..read more
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Welcome drops of snow
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1M ago
We were intending to go to the allotment at the weekend but the weather conspired against us yet again. At the beginning of the week, we managed to build a new fence for my sister and we have a bootload of wood from the old fence to transport to the allotment where Martyn intends to use it to repair the composting area. The weather didn't stop us from popping to the local garden centre where we bought most of our seed potatoes, onion and shallot sets and garlic. Read more Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett ..read more
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More wind
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2M ago
There were more strong winds last week, but we did manage one afternoon at the allotment. So far we have been let off lightly where the winds have been concerned. A couple of beds had the enviromesh covers blown to one side. Other than that the main problem was that the greenhouse frame from a neighbouring plot had, yet again, blown onto our plot. This must be the fourth or fifth time that this has happened. Fortunately this time there was little damage. In summer it managed to batter our sweet peas, Martyn, once again, dragged it back onto the neighbouring plot along with a large sheet of bl ..read more
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