Posts Tagged ‘ Progress Report ’

  Despite the grotty wet weather, August still flourished and I spent almost all of my gardening time harvesting crops. Can’t complain about that but it does mean I failed to sow any overwintering crops, hopefully September sown spring cabbages will still be productive. Blight inevitably struck towards the middle of the month so...
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Blimey, July is a busy month. I’ve been on the plot almost every day and yet don’t seem to have done anything constructive. The time is taken up by watering and picking crops (not that I’m complaining), with precious little time for making any last minute sowings. I haven’t had much time for blogging...
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So June has been and gone and I can’t believe I managed to miss the summer solstice. I was pleased to discover while putting together this months – Month in Pictures, that I was at least on the plot on the 21st – sowing more carrots. If the summer solstice is also known as...
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Progress report for April What a crazy month its been, at the beginning I was so worried about the broad beans that I resorted to exhaling over them in an attempt to thaw the snow cover and by the end of the month I was blistering in the sun. I’ve planted out loads of...
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Progress report for March. March has been a wash out weather wise and we even managed a bit of snow. A little creative jiggery pokery with my annual leave arrangements has enabled me to make the most of the very occasional dry spell to get on the plot and the results have been satisfying:...
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Progress report for February. The weather was remarkably mild and I enjoyed a good few sunny weekends on the plot. The peach was planted and tentatively pruned to within an inch of it’s life. Paths and a seed bed were constructed in a fashion. The Hellebore flowered beautifully and provided a lovely welcome to...
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This month was all about the shed, I fell in love with this place – a true room of my own. Most of my plotting time was spent inside looking out but I did manage to complete a few shambolic construction projects, and sow some early seeds in between brewing the tea.
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December was taken up by the stress and joy of the shed! It was also the month that the allotment actually began to warrant its name. Cloches and crops were popping up, left, right and centre.
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I took the plot on in mid-September and worked hard to clear enough area to get some crops in before winter. Thanks have to go to my parents who came down and worked liked Trojans for a week.
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