Freezing in the Rhonnda




Tales from Terry's Allotment show

Summary: Terry and Richard come to us this month from the depths of the Rhondda snow the allotment having reached temperatures of -12 This month discussion of what to do while the ground is frozen is on the cards and Terry extols the virtues of having done your winter digging Terry and Richard also cover the benefits of chicken droppings as a fertiliser and explain why its so good for the nitrogen content of your soil On top of that Terry tries to impress upon us all the importance of planning and crucially of optimism Having chatted about each others bean patch and argued over whose cabbages are better Terry and Richard escape the cold to hide out in the greenhouse and evaluate the progress of the shoots that have started breaking their way through the soil The closing note is fittingly optimistic if the seedlings are starting up it means that they know better than us that warmer weather is on the way So pop the podcast onto your mp3 player wrap up brave the tail end of the winter and get those last little jobs done Remember above all stay optimistic Thanks to Ronvalley for the image