Posts Tagged February

The gardening year so far

Allotment Diary

Either through the cold weather, rain soaked ground or just lack of enthusiasm, the first two months of the year are usually none events with regards to gardening in my neck of the woods. On the odd fine days, essential maintenance on the compost bins got finished, the chicken hut got a thorough cleaning, in [...]

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February in the veg plot

So UK gardens have just suffered the coldest December/January since the winter of 1981/82 and Scotland was bathed in its lowest temperatures since records began in 1914. But look on the bright side, the slug, snail, aphid, root fly and wire worm populations should all be a little less this year with any luck, and [...]

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