More what I call 'gardening frustration' - ie when I read the 'what to do now' info on the GsWorld weekly newsletter - how CAN I do all these things when it's totally impracticable to be out in the garden. And my greenhouse is an intensive care zone for tender plants, with the temperature too low for their comfort, & no way am I going to start cleaning it out! Nor am I likely to potter about outside - the leeks & chard will have to survive, or not, & the broad beans sown in the autumn are either surviving or not. Such is life!
This year I will be making the attempt to grow cucumbers, red cabbage, spinach, onions,garlic, carrots, mixed lettuce,chille peppers any my favourite herbs which are thyme, mint, basil, coriander,
I couldn't help but smile when I read your comment about it being even colder in the North and East. I live near Durham, and yes, it has been freezing. Being an organic gardener, I welcome the frost and cold which will help kill off all the nasty bugs and break up the soil I dug over in the autumn - but I'll be pleased when the warmer weather comes so's I can spend some time in my allotment :-)
here in northwood kirkby allotments nr liverpool we have hade a lot of snow this week but looking around the allotment you can tell that spring is just around the corner the bulbs are all cuming up the buds on the shrubs are geting fater i have got seeds cuming up in the pollytunel.what more can you wont it is all not bad the good wether will soon be here and then you will be saying it is to hot.
Hi Today I thought I would check on my allotment after the heavy snow falls we have been haveing in Sheffield. The snow hadn't caused any real damage apart from flattening the netting that I had placed over the spring cabbage but my heart sank when I checked on the purple sprouting brockley that was doing fantastic. The pigeons have just about pecked every leaf and sprouting brockley bud that had grown. I don't mind shareing but it looks like I've had a swarm of Locus visit me.
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