Very frosty early start on the allotment 18th February

19/2/2013

Another frosty start, woolly hat and thermal socks weather. The hoe was turning over the soil in lumps. I managed to get an hours work done.
The pesky pigeons have nibbled all the tops off my Purple Sprouting Broccolli as usual. This seems to happen most years and the sprouts usually seem to grow back and produce a good crop. The Onions and Garlic are looking nice and healthy and the Rhubarb is thriving. I think a lot of vegetables need a good silvery frost on their leaves to get them going.
I am really impressed with the way my perpetual spinach is lasting all the way through what has been a very cold snowy and damp winter.

This Starling was on the feeder very early this cold and misty morning.

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John~~Battling with the elements, pests and diseases in my struggle to keep the garden growing. A constant daily struggle that will be recorded here.

Gardening is such a delightful pastime. I spend time on my allotment almost every day of my life, and the sensation of pure satisfaction never ceases to amaze me. I get so much out of this pleasure, I think the benefits are so huge that the government should legislate and make it more available to everyone. I will list just some of the obvious reasons here. ~~
1) Fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce.
2) Fresh air and an intense feeling of getting close to Nature.
3) Healthy exercise without the necessity of machines that are found inside a gym.
4) The satisfaction obtained by growing plants and watching and caring for them through to maturity.
5) A regular occupation that you can make into a routine, somewhere to go to at a certain time every day.
6) The companionship of like-minded people, with whom you can get ideas and swap tips on your mutual interests.

There is peace of mind in a garden

Very frosty early start on the allotment 18th February

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