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It is a truism that no matter what the situation, life goes on. Nature and our wildlife carry on oblivious of our problems. As I go out to top up the bird feeders in the early morning and look up at blue skies (still a novelty after winter rain and cloud) there are no vapour trails and the birds say thank you by putting their efforts into the dawn chorus unchallenged by traffic noise. I know things will return to some sort of new normal but there is something nice about the absence of the din of industry for now. As we are forced to slow down I sense nature breathing a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The garden and allotment form a large part of our therapy and after the chaotic shopping situation at the start of the lockdown we aim to get as much produce as we can from our plots. I don\u2019t think we are alone, I have never seen the allotments so busy and seed sales have gone through the roof with many suppliers being overwhelmed by demand. So, if members have spare plants or seeds, let us know and we will endeavour to pass them on to those who may need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On an uplifting note, for me at least, Father Christmas has delivered \u2013 his little helper dumped 2 loads of manure (the social distancing wasn\u2019t difficult) on Linda\u2019s allotment and she has, grudgingly, granted me permission to wheelbarrow some to mine. My no-dig philosophy has not progressed well after so much winter rain which compacted the soil surface into a hard pan. I have had to content myself with surface cultivation to get the weeds out. It\u2019s taken ages but, hey, I\u2019ve got the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The soil is really warming up and the first indication is that the weeds are growing \u2013 after all weeds are just successful plants we haven\u2019t found a use for yet. As usual we sowed some seeds to early, fooled by the warm daytime temperature, but the cold nights caused some to rot; a second sowing solved this (it\u2019s always a good idea to stagger sowings). Tomatoes, peppers, aubergines and cucumbers are growing strongly and by mid-May will be in the greenhouse with the promise of crops to come. Hooray, come on summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy gardening
Tony Lewis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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