allotment shed Dodging the Rain
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Dodging the Rain

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Day time temperatures are fairly mild at the moment, so much so that you could be fooled into thinking spring has sprung.

Yesterday I planted up a new strawberry bed using runners from the current strawberry patch. The plan is to clear the messy old plants and then extend into the old rhubarb patch to gain another good-sized raised bed.

The sky looked dark and gloomy as I planted my little strawberry plants into their new position, the forecast a yellow warning for heavy downpours coming in late afternoon and continuing all night, there’s been so much rain falling on already saturated ground. I finished planting and made my way home before the rain arrived, disappointed that I couldn’t stay longer to get the whole job of bed clearing/extending finished.

I forgot to share some photos on the blog of recent harvests and things growing, so here they are:

Garlic shoots
A decent harvest of winter parsnips and carrots
Rosie and the roots – sounds like a band! She couldn’t care less about the veg, it’s all about the pigeons…..

Today is certainly not a day for working on the allotment, the ground is far too soggy. I will have a sort through my seed box and continue planning the growing year ahead.

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Step inside the world of allotments, where people grow vegetables on rented parcels of land and drink tea in their characterful sheds. From times of hardship during wartime famine to present day, allotments are great places to connect with the land and each one has its own identity and gardening style. I’ve had an allotment since 2011 and grow food using the ‘no dig’ approach to gardening. I'm passionate about the fascinating wildlife I share my allotment with and strive to garden with them in mind, creating habitats and encouraging natural predators to help keep my allotment productive. The aim of this blog is to document the growing year on my allotments, share the ups and downs of allotment life and hopefully inspire others to get an allotment too!

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