The not very impressive looking twig in the ground in the photo below is our new Marjorie Seedling Plum , which hopefully should give us a bit of fruit in a couple of years. Scroll down for more...

I know I said it last month, but really soon the purple sprouting broccoli should sprout and hopefully the broad beans (pictured below) will start flowering soon. I'm really impressed how well they survived the repeated cold weather. There's still a bit of kale. We've started turning our thoughts to spring, revamping the soil in the trugs, weeding the soft fruit and starting to clear the new bed for potatoes. We look forward to getting some manure from the Young Farmers in early March.

March will see someone up at the allotment every Wednesday from 11am until 2pm, weather permitting . Remember if you'd like to get involved but Wednesdays don't suit you just email me via the link on this page and we can arrange a different time. Bring on spring!

If you are planning to come but the weather looks iffy, check the Crediton Community Allotment Facebook group for any updates.

Christina Dymond