Our first visit to the allotment since early December was on New Year's Day. Well that's a good start to the new year, but it was very cold and too cold to do any work. Nothing much had changed since that last visit in December.
But we didn't go to do any work, we went to dig up some leeks and cut some parsley.
It was a good chance to check around and make sure everything was ok. The rhubarb is showing signs of new growth.
The fruit bushes need pruning and weeding needs to be done in the cages.
We had cleared most of the beds in the autumn and spread compost then covered with membrane, so it was looking fine.
There are winter jobs to be done, repairs and cleaning, but they can wait for warmer weather. The cold frame collapsed last year and needs repairing. The greenhouse and shed both need cleaning out.
Since that visit we have had plenty of bad weather, snow, rain extreme cold, so still not gardening weather.
