Monday, September 30

Do your research!

Autumn is definitely strengthening its grip. The leaves are beginning to turn colour, evenings and mornings are darker and there is a definite chill in the air. We have had some rain but nothing like the downpours being experienced in some parts of the country.



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Monday, September 23

Autumn is pushing in

It's official now - autumn is upon us. Nights are noticeably drawing in and other than the occasional blip, the temperatures are falling. I don't know about you but I feel cheated by the lack of summer.

Some areas have had lots of rainfall but for us it has remained resolutely dry and more often than not gloomy.

The pace of activity at the allotment has slowed although there remains lots of tidying and winter preparatory work to occupy us.




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Monday, September 16

Too Happy?

We have had some rain. Whether it satisfies the needs of the allotment remains to be seen but I very much doubt it. That said every little helps.

We only managed to visit the allotment on Tuesday afternoon when we managed to prepare the bed where we will plant garlic and over-wintering onions.




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Monday, September 9

The rain is teasing us

It was a mixed bag weatherwise last week. There were some summery spells, some cold days, some gloomy days and some drizzly days. Fortunately, the strong winds didn't return. The weather forecast kept threatening or promising - depending on your viewpoint - heavy rain but none of the rain clouds decided to position themselves over our garden or allotment. Maybe they were teaching us a lesson for complaining about all the rain earlier in the year.


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Wednesday, September 4

August in pictures

Monday, September 2

More of the same

The allotment doesn't stay full for long. Gradually beds are emptying as crops are harvested.

Our efforts are now focused on clearing beds of remnants of plants and the inevitable weeds. A plot neighbour mentioned that if only some clever person could hybridise the vigour of weeds and their ability to thrive in inhospitable conditions with the plants that we choose to grow, gardening would be so easy, I guess that would mean that we wouldn't have the challenge and the satisfaction of overcoming the obstacles that are placed in our way.


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