[afcb]

Still some snow on the plot.

Hope the new asparagus bed is ok!

Do asparagus beds have to be raised? I've dug down to hardcore, laid a puncture proof membrane and have been filling in with manure, (till the snow arrived).

 Thinking of raising the level by a foot or so, any ideas if this will be sufficient?

[JayG]

If the puncture-proof membrane is not porous I suggest you remove it - asparagus needs good drainage and a deep root run more than anything else.

They don't have to be grown in raised beds but some people find that's the easiest way to provide good drainage and sufficient depth in heavy and/or shallow soils.

Just to keep this thread on topic   I went up my garden yesterday and admired the soil - the first time I'd seen it for a couple of weeks!  

[DD.]

This is why asparagus roots should not be restricted!

[Yana]

Moved 10 wheelbarrow loads of manure to the bean trench. Looking good. 
Was gonna do the same with the new asparagus bed, but got side tracked (actually I was meant to do the asparagus bed first). Listened to a sorry tale of a lottie holders best friends mothers death after a fall. Such a shame as she was quite a spritely person before by all accounts.
Dug up parsnips and leeks, and top dressed (is that the right term?) an area for the home-germinated broad beans to go into.

[jmc1949]

Before the rain came, I put down many, many barrow loads of woodchips on my paths (my plot is half way down the site so have to move them manually). Back is aching now, so perhaps it's a good job rain stopped play.

[BussinSpain]

This afternoon I have sown parsnips, carrots and peas, finished weeding the veggie beds, and had a general tidy up - feel good now so looking forwards to a glass of wine later:)

[ferret1988]

carried on tidy up my new plot took me all day to burm all the rubbish and timber but well worth it,just another days hard graft moving bricks and rubble then the digging over can start and also can put my fences up.

[dmg]

spent most of my time trying to put the tarpaulin back on the shed roof, just when the wood was almost dry 

[Plot_29@_Lady_Mary]

Day off today. Was hoping to spend some time at the lottie, but it just kept on raining. Doesn't seem to ever want to stop. Checked the forecast and the outlook is more rain the rest of the week and more next week! It feels so gloomy and miserable. I have serious doubts about this year. 

[ferret1988]

cleared even more rubble and rubbish and took down 2 dead trees

[carlrmj]

 Checked on the polytunnel as the wind had really picked up ,and was giving it a good
  hammering .
  Had to put some tiles back on the old stables which had blown off.

[richrua]

nice and bright after work. Headed straight to plot. Found out when I got there that I had forgotten the keys.

[ThatsNice]

Nothing Didn't get there after I'd been to wilko to get supplies because my car had a flat battery and had to wait for breakdown then kwikfit to fit new one. Was time to collect kids from school by then so no allotment time  :'-(

[Yana]

Ditto ..... Not the car breaking down...... But didn't get to the lottie today 'cos totally misread the weather forecast that said rain!! Given that the new half plot I have just taken on has a shed (actually an Anderson shelter) I would have kept dry if it had rained. I still can't get used to having somewhere to shelter from the elements so wasted a day doing chores indoors and then grocery shopping!     

[brokenglass]

Too wet to do anything maybe February will be better althopugh I doubt it