16 May 2018
May is proving way sunnier than April, as spring merges into summer. However there are still cool nights - we are forecast a ground frost...
30 April 2018
We can hope for better weather in May… after the least sunny April I have ever recorded. Temperatures however were close to normal, thank...
15 April 2018
The first two weeks of April here were more like December, in terms of light levels. However after the new moon tonight (15th-16th) and i...
30 March 2018
It’s the weather stupid! April is starting very wet here, cold and even colder to the north. We are late with outdoor sowings and plantin...
16 March 2018
As the weather goes from cold to mild to cold again, one thing is constant, soil. Undisturbed, compost-mulched ground helps plants to mai...
27 February 2018
Cold conditions in Europe mean a slow start to spring: it's -7C/19F with windchill, as I write this. On the other hand there is more time...
25 February 2018
The Birmingham allotment of Susan and Kevin Butlin.During the winter of 2016/17 they cut down the weeds, dug out the roots of brambles th...
14 February 2018
Early sowings... it's still early! The beauty of spring is that there is always more light ahead, and usually more warmth (!), so later s...
21 January 2018
It’s midwinter, so we can look forward to spring!! Including to sow seeds, just not yet except for undercover sowings of broad beans and ...