Overview of the week The weather is very gradually improving again after the cold and windy few weeks we’ve just had which really set everything back quite a bit. The beans and sweet corn are looking especially battered and the squash fruits are still tiny. The polytunnel is however churning...
Overview of the week It might have been mid summer, but it’s been pretty lousy weather. That means the house got cleaned from top to bottom, the gardening plans were fully revised and I got very wet, but we did manage to get out to plant and harvest a bit....
Overview of the week I left lytham St Annes for the first time since lock down this week, to hike with a friend. We went to the Rivington reservoir system and it was interesting to check up on the water levels, given the three month drought. They were low but...
Overview of the week This week wqe had our first two bulk harvests of the year, always a big event. We harvested the last 1/2 of the broad beans, having harvested the other half over the last three weeks. We also harvested the garlic and elephant garlic, following on from...
Overview of the week Plenty of time out on my bike this week, not so much time on the plots, but I’m keeping on top of things with an hour or so a day in the morning or evening. We have had a little rain, but extra watering has still...
Overview of the week I’m writing this diary on Tuesday and so I’ve now forgotten a lot of what I did last week, which is why I normally write it on Saturday! Having consulted my personal diary though I discovered that I spent Monday and Tuesday cycling, installed yet another...
Overview of the week For some reason I allowed myself to forget just how busy spring is on the allotments and in the kitchen garden. Incredibly I scheduled three holidays during spring, all of which – thank goodness – were cancelled as a result of the corona virus, I’m not...
Overview of the week Life is much more relaxed now, all of the big jobs are done, so we are ticking over. Every week brings a new bed to completion, it gets reconditioned and replanted, tick, tick, tick and so it goes for a few months. Unfortunately my knees are...
Overview of the week We are almost planted now, this week Jennie and Jon finished clearing the ground on their plot, prepared it and mulched it ready for the winter brassicas and squash. They were worn out so Debbie and I planted the winter brassicas. We’ve been busy planting on...
Overview of the week I’ve taken a bit of a break this week to rest my knees and back and they are both improving very slowly. This week has seen steady progress though as I try and clear, recondition and plant one bed a day on my plot and chip...