As you can see the snow was still covering the plot when I went there this morning. I was rather surprised as it's all melted on my side of Fulham now apart from the odd snowmen. I had to visit the plot to pick some parsnips for Christmas dinner, I didn't come down in last weeks weather and have been too busy at work to get there before now.
The top inch or so of the soil was frozen but it wasn't too difficult to dig out my neeps. There's a good pile of them there because I'm not too sure when I'll come down again. I've still got about a quarter of a row to dig up.
The broad beans have struggled through the snow, I hope they'll be okay. In the shed one of the kobochas had gone soft so I threw it away, there are still another four left to eat. We had one the other day and they taste really good now, the texture is better and they're very sweet. The garlic shoots made a good straight line poking through the frozen soil but the artichokes aren't as happy with the cold weather. I'm now soaking the parsnips to get the soil off of them in time for dinner.
Dug up some more parsnips, probably still have about two dozen left. They've grown really well and been no trouble, I'll definitely try them again next year. Not much else happening, it's turned slightly milder but we're told the cold weather will be back next week.
The broad beans haven't been hindered by the snow and are growing in a perfect zig-zag line. Garlic too seems okay with the frosty temperature a row of green shoots mark where I planted it.
Despite rain and a slight rise in temperature there was still a bit of snow on the plot when I visited it in the weak midday sun light. I didn't do much work, took down the bean poles and spread some manure on an empty bed, It was too cold for any bigger jobs. I took home the last of the potatoes and a couple more kobocha. The garlic and broad beans seem unmoved by the weather and the cabbages look alright too.
