MARCH 28, 2013

This is officially the worst year to start an allotment for 100 years. This March has been the second coldest since 1910, with temperatures averaging at 2.2C (36F) instead of the typical 5.5C (42F),  Woke up this morning to a very heavy frost. We have not been able to do anything at all on the allotment. All waiting desperately for the weather to warm up.

Picture from the BBC

FEBRUARY 23 2013

Brambles and hawthorn bushes cut down and piled up in a huge bonfire. Jasper the allotment dog helped.

FEBRUARY 2013

Our plot, a field that has not been cultivated for over 20 years, probably a lot longer. The field is on a hill, very exposed and windy, but does get full sunshine all day. Unfortunately we share the field with a large badger set, so a lot of fencing will need putting up before we can plant anything. The first job is to test the depth of soil and clear all the brambles and young hawthorn bushes sprouting up everywhere.