Tales from the Plot
Every year nature, climate and wildlife throw a curveball – there’s always something to do battle with, we’ve had what has felt like a cold and wet beginning to this year.… Continue reading "Tales from the Plot, July 2024"
As I’m writing this it seems ridiculous because we’ve had the wettest coldest beginning of the year I can ever remember. Because of the cold everything that I have planted… Continue reading "Tales from the Plot June"
All systems go – well, that’s how it should be this time of year! The days are thankfully getting longer and there’s an awful lot to be done, but we… Continue reading "Tales from the plot April "
It’s March and it’s like all of a sudden the slate has been wiped clean. Last year’s failures are soon forgotten as the daffodils are flowering, signalling the new year’s… Continue reading "Tales from the Plot"
I’m sad to say that my enthusiasm went downhill quite dramatically at the back end of the year, it seemed to start with the closing of Wilkos! It was quite… Continue reading "Tales from the Plot February "
The year is now coming to an end, and I have to say for me it’s been a good year. There have been a few disappointments but I’m not going… Continue reading "Tales from the plot December"
I visit my allotment every day if I can during this time of year, it’s mainly just to check that my hens are ok, collect any eggs and check they have… Continue reading "Tales from the Plot November"
This is the month when it feels as if the year is starting to turn, the days are noticeably shorter, the sun is lower in the sky and temperatures are… Continue reading "Tales from the plot for October"
As we drift slowly from summer to autumn there’s still plenty to be done, keep hoeing …. always a must!Thankfully our two freezers are now bursting at the seams with… Continue reading "Tales from the plot September"
August is the month when we start to notice the gradually shortening days. It can also be a humid month, creating ideal conditions for powdery and downy mildew to strikeCourgettes,… Continue reading "Tales from the plot August "
