I know we are only 7 days into March but it's already become the wettest month of the year as the total on Thursday afternoon notches up to 22.0mm or 0.87in.
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| Temperature & Rainfall Records 05-07 March 2019 |
After a lovely mild and dry February it's a shock to the system with a return to typically wet and windy March weather.
January and February were both very dry months with only around 17mm (0.67in) of rainfall in each month so it hasn’t taken an awful lot for March to become the wettest month of the year. I don't think there’s been enough rainfall to halt progress on the plot, although there does seem to be plenty more rain in the forecast, which might make the ground too wet for sowing and planting.
One of the first jobs we need to finish is the preparation of our early brassica bed.
This year's early brassica bed is on the right and has already been dug and had some lime incorporated into the soil. The weed control fabric covering the bed on the left needs to be moved across and then the bed will be ready for planting. I'll incorporate some fish blood and bone fertiliser into the soil before covering it over.
The plants to fill this bed arrived from DT Brown's today, and they've been potted on and will be left to recuperate from their journey for a few days before they move to the cold frame for hardening off and subsequent planting out on the allotment.
Hopefully, by early summer we'll be enjoying some lovely fresh vegetables.
In the past these early brassica plants haven't let us down and have produced some excellent crops.
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Hope you are protecting those plug plants from the expected frost tonight...
ReplyDeleteUps! I forgot all about a bit of frost protection. Did just get down to 0°C but they look okay this morning.
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