Just a quick update to say that the first heavy frost of the Winter season has arrived this morning. It was a bit of a surprise as the weather forecast said things were turning a bit cooler this weekend but predicted night temperatures of around 4 degrees and not the -2 I found at the allotment at dawn.
It was a real struggle to do anything; firstly I had to melt the frozen padlock on the site gate with my hands to gain access. Similarly, it took a fair few minutes to get into the shed as the padlock was totally iced up.
Not sure what the hens made of it all. Their water was frozen so I had to break the ice and get it flowing from the container. All the taps were locked solid so I turned the water off to the site, hopefully we won't have any burst pipes.
The brassicas were covered in frost and the leaves had frozen water droplets on them from yesterday's rain showers.
The kale, cabbages and Brussels sprouts all looked attractive covered in a white rime but the leeks and parsnips just looked a bit sorry for themselves.
The water barrels on the plots close to the gate were frozen down to an inch or so though the barrels at the north end nearer the hedge seemed less so. That's it for this quick update, Winter seems to have arrived on the plot. Bye for now.
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