[RJR_38]

I haven't been down - decided that skiing all the way there might be ok (down hill) but didn't fancy coming back uphill. As all my jobs involve digging there is nothing I can do

[Sweetpea C]

Excited by the skip dive and resulting doors, I decided to pop down and look what i made with the help of a friend :-). It's snowing well hes just yet.

[RJR_38]

That is pretty nifty!

[sunshineband]

Too mushy at the plot site, so played with the seed potatoes instead, laying them all nicely in their egg boxes, tidily labelled. Dreaming of things to come 

[Sweetpea C]

That is pretty nifty!

Why thank you, I have to say, I was very proud of myself! Now what to put into it, leafmould I think.

[Paul Plots]

That is pretty nifty!

Why thank you, I have to say, I was very proud of myself! Now what to put into it, leafmould I think.

It certainly does look a grand job.

[Yana]

Hi Caroline.
I did a similar thing to what you have done but used an old shed. I filled it with the finished runner beans and climbing French beans and have topped it up with rabbit bedding /poo and shredded paper from work.
I lined it with plastic to stop the wood rotting and to keep the contents warm. I was amazed though how much it settles. I thought I had filled it, however a few days later it had settled to about half it's height!!  
I kept topping it up and added manure that I had collected from a local stables. Finished it off last week with the soil from the bean trench and a bag of compost. Coved with plastic to keep the foxes from digging into it and using it as a toilet! Plan to use it as a seed bed for the brassicas and then to plant courgette/pumpkin in.

[Sweetpea C]

Hi Caroline.
I did a similar thing to what you have done but used an old shed. I filled it with the finished runner beans and climbing French beans and have topped it up with rabbit bedding /poo and shredded paper from work.
I lined it with plastic to stop the wood rotting and to keep the contents warm. I was amazed though how much it settles. I thought I had filled it, however a few days later it had settled to about half it's height!!  
I kept topping it up and added manure that I had collected from a local stables. Finished it off last week with the soil from the bean trench and a bag of compost. Coved with plastic to keep the foxes from digging into it and using it as a toilet! Plan to use it as a seed bed for the brassicas and then to plant courgette/pumpkin in.

Thanks Yana, then that is what I shall do! I'll let you know how I get on :-)

[Wiltshire Worms]

looked at the snow again!!

walked up and down the pristine snowy paths

however first onion seeds emerging....

[Plot_29@_Lady_Mary]

Lady Mary, they should be fine,the blanket of snow will act as an insulation for them.

Thanks for the input snowdrops! The garlic and onions have been growing about 6" high so far. I went over to have a look this afternoon. They are all covered in about 6 - 8" of snow. Not only that, the fleece over the broad beans was half blown off...resulting in them also covered in deep snow. Don't know if they will survive. Time will tell. Thought me a good lesson tho. If sowing in the winter, be prepared for the worst!

[the goodlife]

im gonna turn my plot into a rice field 

[mumofstig]

I went to pick some greens but couldn't find the kale, found some swede so cut a couple of those  Took some pics as it all looked clean and tidy inder the snow.........

[JayG]

I went to pick some greens but couldn't find the kale

You're lucky Mum - my entire garden seems to have disappeared!    

Managed to pick some rosemary to go with tonight's dinner.

[JaneF]

Nothing today. Although saying that, I walked passed a man replacing windows and was sorely tempted to ask if I could have them off him. I thought they would be good as I'm in need of a cold frame. But I resisted as dragging them along he street in the snow may not have been a good move.

[Bing]

snow into water butt
snow off pea's net
veg /fruit peels into dalek