Allotment Year 7 - Jan 26th 2024 Tour
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Only my third visit to the plot this year, having had COVID for the first time. The cough is lingering, so apologies for any spluttering in my dialogue. It's been a stormy January, along with hard frosts of -7C but usually the daytime temperature has risen above freezing, which gives overwintering crops a chance. We've harvested the last of the carrots and sprouts, with a few more parsnips to come, along with the leeks. 78 garlic cloves went in two days ago (24th Jan) and onions grown from seed last year seem to be surviving but growing very, very slowly. Spring bulbs are shooting everywhere, which is lovely to see, and we've had very early insects showing interest in flowers such as those on the dead nettles. The raspberry canes are pruned back and mulched but I still have to tidy up the blackcurrants and gooseberries. A task for February!
Your plot looks nice. New friend here. Showing you support. You have a nice size plot. Thanks for sharing your garden with us. Happy gardening
Many thanks! Have a wonderful growing season! All the best, David
Oh David I hope your feeling better ❤️🩹. But it must feel good to be out in the sunshine. It’s absolutely pouring here and we are on flood watch in some areas (luckily not us 🤞). But I’m getting seed sorted and plans in place. Have a super week, Ali ☔️☔️☔️🇨🇦
Thanks Ali! It's just the lingering cough that I could do without. Glad to hear you're on top of things with the seeds and plans. Hopefully nothing will get washed away and you'll have a drier spell soon. Have a great growing season! All the best, David
Glad you're on the mend, as far as I know I haven't had COVID yet!
I hope you never catch it! Unfortunately, without free vaccinations for the under 65s and non-vulnerable, people like us are becoming more vulnerable. And there’s a much more care-free attitude going about, which is wrong because COVID has been far worse than the last flu I had at the Millennium. I caught COVID off someone in their early 70s who had been out at a Hogmanay party. He’d had the COVID vaccine. It was only when I turned up to see him that he said “Oh, I’ve got a bit of a cold”. Unbeknown to him this was COVID, but because he’d had the jab it was only presenting as a cold for him. Personally I feel people who are still getting the COVID vaccination need to become more consider and avoid the non-vaccinated if they feel slightly under the weather (or at least give them the choice not to see them!).
Stay well and all the best! David