is it just me?

[weemer78]

Is it just me that cant dig allotment due to it being too hot?

My one hasnt got a shed and there is no shade the sun beating down really gets to me. Anyone else with this problem? I might have to try go at 04:00 tomorrow(start work at 06:00)

[Dorothy rouse]

No it's not just you,me also,maybe we are being sensible ones. I went and watered well this morning, that was it!

[Indigo23]

Our digging is on hold until the heat subsides a bit, too.

[rustylady]

Me too - it's stupid to try, you will only make yourself ill.

Today was lovely, we had a sea mist come in so it was cool and I managed to dig the patch I really need sorted. Mid afternoon the mist cleared but by then the sun was behind the bean frame so my patch was slightly shaded and I managed to finish it.

[Martin H]

I've got a lot of digging to do as well, but the last couple of trips to the allotment I've just done essential things, like a bit of watering, cutting polypipe and netting to size, sitting on a chair watching the birds and insects...

The digging will have to wait it's turn. Summer doesn't last long, a few days rest won't be fatal. As long as I'm ready to sow overwintering onions by August 18th!

[Bigmallly]

Luckily I don't dig, just a bit of hoeing but at this time of year, even that is done in the evening. I try & go down around 7pm for an hour or so.

[Two_Sheds]

I don't dig

Me neither, nor do I hoe: just mulching & hand weeding.

I LOVE this heat, I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I did 7hrs at the lotty on the weekend, LOVE it !

[Olorin2001]

It doesn't get dark until about 9.30pm.
You could always get one of those miner headlamp things, battery powered.

[snakeshack]

even if it cooled down half of my heavy clay soil has set like reinforced concrete.still plenty to do though with all the weeding ,watering and harvesting

[pdblake]

I've not got much digging to do at the moment, save for digging up spuds, but it's definitely too hot if I did I keep a bottle of water in the shed and some factor 50 suncream and work in 15 minute bursts when I need to.

[weemer78]

Well I made it was there at 0400 sitting on the shed base I built drinking coffee. Started about quater past and my god it was nice and cool.i have dorted plot into 4 beds smallest is about 2.5m x 8m and biggest is about 8mx3.5 m ish. Managed to grt loads done. Well chuffed.