Just been to allotment , a few fence posts snapped and some of the fencing looks like it’s on its last legs , did some temporary repairs Picked the last of the sprouts , was going to dig up some leeks & parsnips but we had a snow storm 🌨 so abandoned that idea buy the time we got home , bright sunshine , blooming cold only 2 degrees
I cut back Blackberry and tied in the new shoots for this years crop. Very late I know but better late than never. Some damage to various people on plots one has lost a shed roof, others have lost greenhouse glass, some of the cheaper poly tunnel plastic has been shredded. Apart from compost bin lids being blown off, and the brassica cage looking a bit drunk all of my bit is ok thankfully.
Went to the allotment yesterday I dug one row it was really too wet to dig but as time's getting on and there's no sign of the wet weather letting up it had to be done.
Had a message from the committee that people are giving up their plots and now there are more vacant plots than people on the waiting list, I wonder if it is the difficult growing conditions of the last few years that is putting people off or is the latest craze for grow your own dwindling when folks find out how difficult and time consuming it is? When I say difficult and time consuming I mean it is neither of those if you enjoy it but sometimes people don't realise that it does take a certain amount of commitment of both time and energy.
Another storm coming in with winds from the South which is the most damaging for the way my plot is situated, the wind isn't too strong at the moment so fingers crossed that this one doesn't cause any damage. I really feel for people who live in more exposed parts of the country, batten down the hatches!
@barry island I do so agree sometimes I think it is the fault of TV gardening. The trouble is they don't want to take up air time showing how long it takes to prep a piece of ground. So on telly they just show a perfect patch when people but their hand in soft earth to sow or plant. When some people discover the reality it comes as a shock. I have seen these trends come & go many times over the years, long waiting lists replaced by vacancies when they realise it can be hard work.
The vacant plot next to mine has had 4 tenants in the 8 years that I have had mine some have lasted a couple of years some a couple of months, the thing is that most of them do lots of hard work and then can't believe that the weeds come back after a couple of weeks or that birds, insects, drought or rain destroy their seedlings.
Hello both , my experience on our site is sometimes people try and do it all in one go , rather than a long term project / hobby We where lucky as we had half a plot which went well , then the people on the other half gave up , they had some strange ideas , took a long time to sort it out Finished decorating so hopefully subject to weather can get plot back on track , will need to see if any damage from storm Dennis
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Today after the storm one small pane out of the greenhouse which luckily didn't break and I replaced.
Digging done before the storm still some to do when it dries up again.
Top bed where the potatoes were so it has been dug over and only needs light forking.
Digging still to do, too wet and sticky now, my plot not much to look at but it keeps me busy.
Picked the last of the sprouts , was going to dig up some leeks & parsnips but we had a snow storm 🌨 so abandoned that idea buy the time we got home , bright sunshine , blooming cold only 2 degrees
Some damage to various people on plots one has lost a shed roof, others have lost greenhouse glass, some of the cheaper poly tunnel plastic has been shredded. Apart from compost bin lids being blown off, and the brassica cage looking a bit drunk all of my bit is ok thankfully.
Had a message from the committee that people are giving up their plots and now there are more vacant plots than people on the waiting list, I wonder if it is the difficult growing conditions of the last few years that is putting people off or is the latest craze for grow your own dwindling when folks find out how difficult and time consuming it is? When I say difficult and time consuming I mean it is neither of those if you enjoy it but sometimes people don't realise that it does take a certain amount of commitment of both time and energy.
Another storm coming in with winds from the South which is the most damaging for the way my plot is situated, the wind isn't too strong at the moment so fingers crossed that this one doesn't cause any damage. I really feel for people who live in more exposed parts of the country, batten down the hatches!
We where lucky as we had half a plot which went well , then the people on the other half gave up , they had some strange ideas , took a long time to sort it out
Finished decorating so hopefully subject to weather can get plot back on track , will need to see if any damage from storm Dennis