For us, October hasn’t been a bad month weatherwise even though the last week was disappointingly damp. Generally, it’s been on the mild side with just a couple of chilly nights thrown in for good measure. It hasn’t been frosty enough to blacken our dahlias at the allotment and the job of lifting the tubers and storing them somewhere frost free remains one of our must do jobs at the plot.
With some decent weather through the first weeks of the month, we made good progress tidying up beds. We had enough rainfall through the first part of the month to convert our soil from its rock hard state, in September, to something much easier to dig although that might have all changed now following this week’s rain.
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| Temperature & Rainfall Records for October 2021 |
We'd have liked to get a bit more tidying up done than we have but I think we've done enough to allow us to make a good start next spring if the weather is reasonable. The beds that we will require for our early crops have all been cleared and dug over and should be ready for sowing and planting next spring.
We haven't managed a visit to the plot this week. On the drier days, we've chosen to taken Ruby on walks around Nostell Priory and Rothwell Park. It's noticeable on our walks that some of the trees are now beginning to show the best of their autumn colours.
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| Nostell Priory |
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| Rothwell Park |
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Well done on getting ahead of the game. I have so many tasks left to do at my single patch!
ReplyDeleteWe also have lots to do Mal. We've a couple of long term jobs that have been put off for a couple of years due to wet weather in autumn. Might get one of them done at least this year. Looks like tonight (Thursday) is going to be cold. Outside temperature 2.2°C at 20:00.
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