12 July 2020
It’s speeding up now, but growth has been slowed by the weather here. A cool two weeks until 10th July saw daytime maxima always under 20...
27 June 2020
This post is also available in: Français (French)June has been warm and with mixed weather, including decent rainfall! of 107mm so far. R...
13 June 2020
This post is also available in: Français (French)The weather is cooler and damper than May, but only 28mm/1.1in rain here so far. The soi...
30 May 2020
May was the driest ever month here, in 47 years of my records. 1990 came close with 4mm rain compared to 3.2mm (0.13in) in May 2020. In t...
11 May 2020
We just had a week of summer weather, now winter returns briefly. Old weather lore refers to the ice nights of 11th-13th May! I hope you ...
29 April 2020
April in the UK has been kind to gardeners, unusually warm and sunny, and now there is rain. I hope it’s springlike elsewhere, or nicely ...
13 April 2020
For those starting now, I wish you well. It’s never too late to make a bed or two, and new plantings continue until autumn, so take heart...
29 March 2020
There is now an epic amount of interest in food growing, and this is seasonal advice. Also about starting out. It’s based on no dig and s...
12 March 2020
Mid March 2020, catch weeds tiny, set seedlings deep, sowing no dig, weather now liveIt’s mild weather here and growth is way ahead of no...