Tue 1 Dec 2009
Weather : Heavy frost. Sunny spells.
Progress : Just went in to pick some Parsley.

Wed 2 Dec 2009
Weather : Very wet
Progress : Eventually managed to get to the allotment for some basic veg.

Thu 3 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells
Progress : Delivered a carload of bags of horse dung. Cleared the last remaining Cabbage stems from plot 2d, ran the cultivator over then spread some dung.

Fri 4 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells - heavy squally showers
Progress : No work today - away on holiday

Sat 5 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells - heavy squally showers
Progress : No work today - away on holiday

Sun 6 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells - heavy squally showers
Progress : No work today - away on holiday

Mon 7 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells - heavy squally showers
Progress : No work today - away on holiday

Tue 8 Dec 2009
Weather : Dull start - rain later
Progress : No work today

Wed 9 Dec 2009
Weather : Dull
Progress : No work today

Thu 10 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny
Progress : Delivered a dozen bags of horse dung. Made a modest picking for this evening.

Fri 11 Dec 2009
Weather : Frost then foggy all day
Progress : Cleared part of plot 3d of weeds and stones then ran the cultivator over and spread some fresh horse dung. Cleared the collapsed bean sticks from the same plot and composted the dried bean stems. Picked the remaining Cabbage sprouts from plot 3c then started to clear the stems but decided to leave the remainder as they are still sprouting.

Sat 12 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells. Cold
Progress : No work today

Sun 13 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells. Cold
Progress : No work today

Mon 14 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny start. Dull and drissle later.
Progress : No work today

Tue 15 Dec 2009
Weather : Dark damp dismal day
Progress : Called in and dug enough Carrots to last for a few days. Nipped up later in the dark to find a Cabbage.

Wed 16 Dec 2009
Weather : Dull then snow turning to rain
Progress : Went up to gat some Swiss Chard to go with some fish this evening. I forgot the Parsley so had to go back in the dark with a torch.

Thu 17 Dec 2009
Weather : Frost at dawn, sunny morning, snow and sleet in the afternoon
Progress : Called in on the way back from the shops for some Curly Kale and a Swede.

Fri 18 Dec 2009
Weather : Frost. Sunny day but very cold wind
Progress : Called in with my grandson on the way back from the shops. Dug the first of the Nantes Early 2 Carrots from plot 3a. Dug a couple of Leeks and picked some Parsley for a fish dinner.

Sat 19 Dec 2009
Weather : Hard frost. Sunny day
Progress : Went for some veg for our early Christmas dinner tomorrow. Cut two stems of Sprouts. Managed to lift some very large Nantes early Carrots but could not shift the Parsnips. After getting home I thought there must be a way to get some Parsnips so I went back with a spade. The surface of the ground was like concrete and the spade was useless but I managed to chip away with the prong of a fork then lift some of the smaller Parsnips.

Sun 20 Dec 2009
Weather : Overnight frost then sunny
Progress : No work today

Mon 21 Dec 2009
Weather : Overnight frost then rain later.
Progress : No work today

Tue 22 Dec 2009
Weather : Snow and ice
Progress : No work today

Wed 23 Dec 2009
Weather : Overnight rain onto frozen ground. Horrendous conditions. Hail and thunder later.
Progress : No work today

Thu 24 Dec 2009
Weather : Mostly dull with rain but ground still frozen.
Progress : Went to the allotment to get veg for the next couple of days. The whole area is covered with about 1 cm of ice, not a flat sheet but following the contours of the ground. Got some Winter Cabbages, Swedes and Carrots.

Fri 25 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny
Progress : No work today

Sat 26 Dec 2009
Weather : Overnight rain. Sunny
Progress : Pulled some Carrots and cut some Calibrese. On plot 3d I removed all but one of the Calibrese plants, ran the cultivator over the ground and spread fresh horse dung, leaving only the small area that has some Beetroot remaining.

Sun 27 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny
Progress : Cleared the old Spinach plants from plot 2d, ran the cultivator over and spread fresh horse dung thus completing that plot to over-winter. Cleared plot 2c of spent plants, weeds and stones. The ground is still frozen in places. Cut down and composted some Sweetcorn stems and Artichoke stems.

Mon 28 Dec 2009
Weather : Overnight frost. Sunny
Progress : Went to the allotment today with the intention of double-digging the first trench in plot 2c. However, the ground was still frozen over so I cut the remaining tops off the Artichokes then cut down some more Sweetcorn stems. I also cut out the parts of the Purple Sprouting Brocolli that had bolted. All the clippings were composted.

Tue 29 Dec 2009
Weather : Very wet
Progress : No work today apart from a quick dash to cut a stem of Sprouts. I noticed that the river next to the allotments is at it's highest level this winter (26.36 metres above sea level. It normally runs at about 26.10 metres).

Wed 30 Dec 2009
Weather : Very wet.
Progress : No work today.

Thu 31 Dec 2009
Weather : Sunny spells
Progress : Just a short visit to get some Curly Kale and Carrots..