Results tagged “rain” from Liverpool Echo - Down the Allotment

I've taken an executive decision and chopped down the artichokes.
I only realised when the sun shone for a few hours yesterday that at 8ft tall they were blocking every last crack of light from the tomatoes - which are having a hard enough time coping after April's drought followed by recent downpours of Biblical proportions.

Well it’s bad – but it’s not disastrous.
While three weeks of torrential rain has thrashed parts of the country to within an inch of its life, all we’ve lost is a few plants – including about half the mid-season potato crop (the glass is always half full).
In truth, we’re probably among the luckiest allotment holders in the north...

What is it with the weather this Bank Holiday?
I know one of the boasts of the British allotment holder is meant to be that we are happy to brave it come rain, snow or shine.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m glad of the downpours – saves me hours of filling watering cans from the plot's various butts and tin baths.
But come off it – HAIL? In May?!