We had great plans for this weekend. Finishing the cold frame, making a seed bed to sow leeks, sowing another row of broad beans, labelling the rows of things which are already in... the list goes on.
On Saturday, it hailed, sleeted, snowed - there was a generally chilly vibe. "So", we thought to ourselves, "tomorrow morning will be our time of busyness, before Easter lunch 'en famille' ".
Well, Easter Sunday dawned bright and sunny... Actually, no, it didn't. There was actual snow. This is our garden...
After an initial panic about the poor broad bean seedlings (we popped down on Friday and they were just emerging) I then realised that anything that is killed off now we can re-sow and they'll just catch up in the warmer spring weather which is (hopefully) mere weeks away.
So we went for a walk just to visit the allotment instead...
Our crookedy fence, and spinach.
Broad beans - poor ickle things. Must be a bit of a shock!
Onions, just showing on the left, and garlic. Plus, our piece of essential allotment equipment :)
Snow can even make a pile of junk (sorry, useful allotment stuff) look pretty.
3 comments:
I think your broad beans will be OK. The snow acts like a quilt and protects them from any serious frost. I think it probably looks worse than it is.
"To the Victorians, allotments were a productive use of time keeping the poor away from the evils of drink"
Hey you two, is it working? Would rehab be easier?
Chris x
The broad beans are doing well and survived the snow, although there is reports of more snow this weekend... I think we'll be ok! We're off to the plot later to see how everything is coming along. And we'll probably sow some peas too.
Good to hear from you.
Adam & Sarah x
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