The weather continues to be dreadful, not the sort to be pottering about in gardens or allotments that’s for sure. Because of the weather I’ve avoided our allotment for weeks, today I made time to look around to check how everything was bearing up. Much to my surprise the shed still stands where we built it and our plot isn’t underwater. As I stood there examining everything, I felt that I, we, and all the other plot holders have been incredibly fortunate, the whole allotment site looks remarkably good considering. I noticed weeds growing happily, I didn’t get around to completely weeding every bed and I only covered the beds where I plan to grow potatoes. Now all I need is a little dry weather to sort this out, not a chance at the moment *rolls eyes*.
I snapped a few photos of the allotment using my phone:
Broad beans growing happily (of course they are, I didn’t plant them!), sown by Mother Nature herself.
Garlic looks great, I’m so pleased I put extra effort into weeding the garlic bed and topping it up with fresh compost and a sandy seed compost to help with drainage. I must have known…….
Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Pink’ still flowering and showing no sign of stopping anytime soon, you’ve got to find room on your plot for a plant.
Naughty, naughty rabbits!!!
Timperley Early rhubarb looking great, a little frost nipped but strong and healthy.
I’ve missed our allotment, it’s like an old friend. I even miss the hurried fly by visits, you know, when life gets hectic. As it does. Roll on spring and drier weather. Please?
Your garlic and rhubarb look amazing! Mine look sad in comparison!
Hey, I probably have not commented before, but I have been following your blog for a long time. I really like what your doing and enjoy following small farmers all over the world. I really like these pictures and understand that it is hard to grow during the winter month, but hang on there, spring is coming around the corner. Keep up the good work!!
Your allotment looks great despite all of the hideous weather we’ve been having. I’m desperate to get back out into the garden when it’s a bit drier. However, I have been consoling myself by growing some interesting varieties of houseplant – they’ve given me hours of fun!
My weeds are flourishing too, but your plot looks great despite them, won’t take much to get it all going full steam ahead once this crazy storm cycle lets us out of its grip. I have a self sown broad bean plant flowering away too!
It looks beautifully neat at your allotment, I do envy you your raised beds and immaculate pathways. The garlic looks fantastic. Mine was looking distinctly sorry for itself the other when I visited it. But it’s usually such a good grower, I’m sure it will sort itself out when spring arrives. Your rhubarb’s looking good too. No sign of mine, I think it may have given up. Just as soon as there’s a dry spell, I’ll be out doing some weeding too.
Lucky you as that all looks okay. My plot is still well soggy. xx
The weather must get better soon, surely! Mother natures broad beans, your rhubarb and garlic all look very resilient. I know what you mean too about an old friend.
Your garden looks great, especially that pristine garlic bed.
The allotment awakes!
Thank you, Grower!
I really hope so, Julie. Another terrible day today though!
Flighty, the raised beds are great for drainage and the whole site seems to be coping well. Some of the paths for car access are really bad, but that’s to be expected x
Thank you CJ, I hope your garlic perks up soon, hopefully your rhubarb is just waiting for the right moment to appear, mine is a very early variety and always gets a bit of frost damage.
Hi Janet, I can’t wait to get back out there and do something. Today has been wet and wild again!
Thank you TheDorestFinca, I do love house plants but I don’t have much luck with them for some strange reason!
Hi Meir G, many thanks for your comment!
Sorry to hear that, Lisa. Hopefully yours will perk up soon enough.
We are just building up our garden bed this weekend and hope to have them looking something like yours in the coming weeks!
The colors of the rhubarb are beautiful!
Here’s hoping for some drier weather for both of us :) oh yes, and a little less wind!
I went out to survey my garden today, too. Weeded, spread some compost, thinned out the garlic & onions that multiplied over the winter, and just generally tidied things up. I don’t have anything in the ground other than the onions & garlic, but I have a handful of seed packets!
Not bad at all. Everything looks remarkably well.
We are covered by a foot of snow here, it’s heartening to see rhubarb growing like that!
Isn’t it heartening to see new signs of growth. Our plot is under water still so we can’t see what is going on. Malc
Sorry to hear that, Malc :(