Winter has truly arrived at the allotment and my plans were completely thrown into turmoil by a sudden big freeze. ❄️ The ground is frozen solid, digging is impossible, and the weather had other ideas — but that doesn’t stop progress on the plot. In this video, I get on with essential allotment jobs that can still be done during freezing conditions, showing real-life winter gardening on an allotment.
If you’re into allotment gardening, growing your own food, or learning how to make the most of your plot when the weather turns against you, this video is for you. I share practical tips for winter allotment jobs, working around frozen ground, and staying productive even when conditions aren’t ideal. This is honest, no-nonsense gardening — adapting plans, building things for free where possible, and keeping momentum going through the cold months.
Perfect for beginner gardeners, UK allotment holders, and anyone interested in self-sufficiency, food growing, and seasonal gardening advice. Whether you’re planning your allotment for spring, looking for winter gardening ideas, or just enjoy relaxed allotment content, you’ll find plenty of inspiration here.
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21 Comments
Great to see your cheerful self !!!
You’re mad!
I’m indoors with a cuppa
I rarely bother shredding stuff unless absolutely thick stemmed… it all composts down no probs….
I always put my vegetable peeling from home in my compost.
Believe it or not your coffee grounds are greens! Never break up my cardboard that much….. still works!
Ah come on Mark, we NEED to know what happened to the polytunnel!
I think the ground will be nice and soft this morning with all this rain 😜
Hi Mark, hope you have a warmer day and happy Sunday.
I also tried to work around frozen ground yesterday. 🫣 it's raining again today. Winter is on a see-saw at the moment. 😂
I like shorts too.
Have a great week. Jane
It’s a proper cold snap as I had strawberry plants to pot up and they were frozen solid. Happy growing 👍
Halo mark koude winter Dag morgen Regen afval op de compost the moostuin the back planken the beds opruimen Thans the video good Sunday friend ❄️🌡🧣🧥🧢☕️👍🌿🌾🌤🔥💧
Great video 😊😊
Oh, annoying not being able to move the rhubarb. Still good to get some other jobs done.
Gosh it's all go! Intrigued to see what becomes of the old poly tunnel & can't wait to see the new one! 🙂
Hi Mark, my plot has been frozen solid for days and woke up this morning to at least 3 inches of snow, I still had a walk over the plot, got so many jobs to do, looking forward to see the new polytunnel, take care Steve
I never watch shorts. I don't watch TV but watch utube instead so Ilike longer videos. I guess it's personal choice.
Hi, what happened to the Friday show with Tony? Will it be back this year?
I read that its best to put some loo rolls in whole to create air pockets in the compost 😊
Cheers Mark, you had it frosty up there.
I just got myself a allotment and seems I just missed out on the frost and snow thankfully 🙂
i never watch shorts but each to their own
Hi Mark, we went to the allotment on Saturday and it was -0.2C in my polytunnel! But, we had a delivery of lovely bark on our site and we decided we are going to top up our plots and so we did. As the morning went on it warmed up 😊 you have been busy sort stuff ready for the season. Great update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Hello sir, thank you for the video. Would you consider doing a poll to see if people would like shorts versus long videos?