January is often a cold, wet, and dismal month. This year it’s more like an early spring here on the Isle of Man. With 10°C / 50°F temperatures, the honeybees are flying and it’s actually been quite pleasant to get some work done in the allotment garden.

This week I manage to manure and cover part of the ‘new’ allotment garden and also have a look around to see what’s rearing it’s head this early in the year. The garlic chives are about six inches tall and I already have the first small stems of rhubarb waving their green palms in the wind. It seems like spring arrives a little earlier every year.

Let me know what the weather is like in your parts and if you’ve seen any ‘signs of life’ in the garden too.

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