My mean temperature for January now stands at 6.8C. It still has a bit of a
way to go to beat last year's January mean of 7.6C but looking at the
forecasts it could be on the cards!

In the sunshine today I was going to give the lawn its first mow of year,
but had to leave it as all the daffodils and crocuses I planted have all
come up (the grass is so long that I hadn't noticed them). With many of the
daffodils now in bud, they will probably be in flower before the month is
out. And I bought the late flowering varieties which aren't supposed to
bloom until April!! Dang it.

30cm soil temperatures now at 10.0C and rising. Winter collies are looking
good, as are the leeks. Catkins and gorse are putting on a good show
already.

Currently (18:35), 11.5C, RH 84%, DP 8.9C, 1021.4 hPa (S), Wind 7 mph SW.
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk