01 Jan - High Winds

Well, it's the start of 2014 and the weather has been typical UK winter. There have been high winds and gales with cold temperatures some nights for good measure too. There's been a little damage around the site; compost bins turned over, plastic sheeting re-arranged, the odd panes of glass broken in greenhouses etc.

The most notable thing was that, due to the heavy rain, there was literally a small stream flowing through the site which slopes down east to west. I've been working my plot for nearly seven years now and I've never seen a stream form like that before. Luckily for me, it didn't run through my patch!

In-between the gales we've had a heavy frost too with temperatures low enough to freeze water in storage barrels. Makes for pretty pictures though! The garlic and leeks looked a bit sorry for themselves all covered in sparkling frost. Still, despite the weather and the high probability February will be worse, some cheer can be found in the fact that the days are now getting longer. We have turned the corner in daylight terms - a Happy New Year to all, let's hope it's a great growing year.