A case of deja vu

We seem to be repeating last year. The allotment is now almost fully planted and the weather gods seem to have forgotten how to produce rain. Thunderstorms have been promised but seemingly not for us. What is worse, from a gardening perspective, is that we have lots of sunshine and the sort of temperatures that dry out the soil.

Once again this year we are hauling watering cans in an attempt to keep everything alive and growing. I've spent two afternoons just watering everything. I know that the afternoon isn't the ideal time to water but it's the only time when few other gardeners are on site and we have the water more or less to ourselves. Although we have a tap for every four or five plots, if more than one person is trying to fill cans, or even worse is using a hosepipe, pressure drops to a trickle and it can take ages just to fill one can with water. This would mean we would have no chance of watering everything.

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The plot thickens

We spent four afternoons at the allotment last week but to be honest there is little to show for it. It's not that we weren't busy, it's just that time of year when most things are planted and we enter the housekeeping stage. Paths need to be strimmed, beds need weeding and plants need watering. We still have had no rain and so watering is a major task.

It didn't help that I strained my back. I'm not sure how but it's been very painful. That meant that I had to be careful and couldn't lug cans of water about so I spent one afternoon watering with a hosepipe.

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Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett