Just a short post about the weather so far. November, December and the first part of January have been very wet indeed. The ground has been saturated for weeks on end with muddy puddles forming as soon as there was a new spot of rain.
January 17th saw a cold and misty morning; this was the start of a few days of colder weather moving in. I'm presuming the mist was the result of the warmer wet air encountering the cold air that was set to stay for nearly a week.
By January 20th the allotment site had changed rapidly. The cold air had transformed the plot into a proper Winter scene. The morning temperature was reading -4. The saturated ground was now frozen solid and the water barrels full of thick ice. It's amazing the difference a few days and a bit of cold air can make.
Everything left on the plot is hardy enough to stand these cold snaps. The leeks, parsnips and Kale will survive OK until Spring. Luckily I remembered to turn the water off to the site before the cold weather set in - the last thing I want is burst pipes!
However, this means bringing water from home each day for the hens who seemed rather grateful for the cold weather because it meant it wasn't raining on them! Despite the cold, dark days the hens are laying really well, my second young cream crested legbar has just started producing eggs so I'm getting two nice blue ones regularly now.
That's it, an usual post all about the weather but I like to record the seasons on the site as well as the produce. Bye for now.
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