It was a chilly 0.2ºC when I went out onto the allotment this morning, which explains why the small pool of water on top of the compost bin was frozen solid (above). Still, it made for a good picture! Despite the fact that it was so cold, with a northerly wind blowing to add to the chill factor, at least we had sunny spells and it wasn't raining for a change.
There were no volunteers today (Paul probably thought only mad people would be on the allotment today, and Peter's on holiday in Scotland) so David and I just levelled the ground in preparation for putting the chicken shed in place (we couldn't lift it between us, so that will have to wait for another day when there's more muscle around).
I also cleared the end of the sweet peas and nasturtiums from the rhubarb beds; cleared the weeds and took down the willow frames. We're trying different types of overwinter mulch on the beds - above is straw on the rhubarb and you can also see the green manure (grazing rye) on the far part of the roots bed behind.
The brussel sprouts are beginning to form and the broccoli is still going strong, although the cauliflowers are pretty much over now. This is a view across from the brassica bed, with the willow dome in the distance, looking a little forlorn now without its leaves. The bricks are weighing down another mulch: cardboard over manure.
The leaf mould bin is now full to overflowing, and I dug out the bucket of seaweed (very smelly after months of fermenting) from beside the compost bins to put on the asparagus, after cutting down the yellowing fronds earlier today.
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