Comments on: Cold spell

By: PhillDoc

PhillDoc — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:09:38 +0000

Interesting blog you got here. I’d like to read a bit more concerning this topic.

By: galloway130

galloway130 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:22:56 +0000

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.

By: joseph woosey

joseph woosey — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:24:11 +0000

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.

By: Jane Moore

Jane Moore — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:23:23 +0000

I’m with you on the Joan J raspberries – they are good aren’t they! I haven’t got any yet but you’ve just reminded me I want a few canes.
Thanks

By: Sue D

Sue D — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:57:03 +0000

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

By: Vee

Vee — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:07:54 +0000

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,

By: jvm

jvm — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:07:17 +0000

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!

By: kaycurtis

kaycurtis — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:27:21 +0000

Talking about freezing cold last week we had hours of power cuts the house freezing and dark except for a candle couldn’t take advantage to do some gardening and this week the boiler has broken good job the gas stove still works so I can cook some of those lovely winter veg, if they haven’t drowned now that it is pouring of rain in surrey after the big freeze, well happy gardening everybody, brrrrr!!!

By: Dawn-Marie

Dawn-Marie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:11:42 +0000

With the ground frozen solid there want be any leek and potato soup just yet, the garlic’s in so I played in the garden with my vac and hoovered the leaves, shredded them and composted these then played with my new shredder in went the ilex, conifer, spruce chinese lanterns berries all left over from my workshop teaching and I cannot tell you what fun and satisfaction this morning was. Two very worth while jobs and the christmas money well spend.

By: john@moveoneast.org

john@moveoneast.org — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:36:09 +0000

Glad to read that someone else took advantage of the cold, and managed to move muck onto their plot. The heat of the muck heap made it the only place you could get a fork into here in Norwich. A group of 20 Fieldfares came to feed on the heap of fallen apples last weekend. So it will be interesting to see how many apples are left, and whether I can start digging in the muck this coming weekend