Autumn most definitely arrived and it’s that time of year when every day I have free to go to the plot - it’s raining! It’s such a busy time of year, that rain simply can’t stop play so waterproofs on and off to the allotment I will go, come rain or shine!
Thankfully having the Rhino Greenhouse means when the rain does get heavier, sowing seeds and pottering in the greenhouse is top of the list plus giving everything one final clean out before the ten-der perennials are moved inside for the winter period.
Along with clearing, weeding and mulching, I am looking at ways to help Bumblebees overwinter on the plot and how to encourage more next year. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust recently an-nounced that their research shows 2024 has been the worst on record for precious Bumblebees. Not only is that a potential disaster for nature but what a terribly sad place our gardens would be without Bumblebees!
So if you are planning your garden or allotment for next year, consider planting lots of open pollinat-ed plants, choose plants with pollinators in mind and create spaces in your garden where bees and other insects can shelter and nest. For over the winter period, allow some small piles of soil to be left, leave piles of wood/twigs and o