Allotment - Part 1
By amblealice
24 comments
We ventured out in the freezing cold to go and look for my allotment. Of course very few of them had their numbers on, but a kind allotment holder saw us looking puzzled and came to our assistance. Wasn’t that kind?
He was also able to give us a little background on the plot we have been allocated. Its big he said…..{gulp}….we measured it ; 14ft x 80ft (sorry don’t do metric). Its good soil he said {grin}. The gentleman who had it 4/5 years ago was a keen gardener and kept it in good heart; even had a lovely rose bed there. After he went to "the garden in the sky!….it was taken over by someone who didn’t bother much…althought I saw several plants of sprouts!! He was warned about 6 times and then evicted!!!
There is a shed, which is in not too bad a state (but I don’t like the colour of the door….ahem )…..a bench outside…..well I will need a sit down now and again. Behind the shed is a compost heap and a large plastic store (I don’t know whether the store wil be left). There is a lovely wooden compost bin too, and a pile of wooden pallets which will be very useful. I also noticed some cut lengths of drain pipes…..these will be handy as watering tubes for my dahlias!!!!!
There is the framework for a polytunnel, which will be very useful as there is no greenhouse. There are a number of beds set with wood round…but they are not actually raised beds. One of them is outlined with stone edging.
There are weeds….of course!!!…doesn’t look to be too much couch grass, but there are buttercups and the dreaded brambles……and……evidence of moles…..hm….they will have to be evicted….just read a useful remedy for this a few days ago!
The fences appear in reasonable condition as are the gates….at both ends……that will be handy….save me a long walk. Oh and the water tap is actually on my site….how handy is that :o))))))
Fortunately there is not too much rubbish lying around to be disposed of…so all in all……I am well pleased.
I have to let the Allotment Association know by 9th Jan 2010 if I wish to take up their offer…………. I live a few doors away from the Secretary so I am going to ask him if I can start doing some work before then………so watch this space..:))
18 Dec, 2009
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Good luck Amblealice. I bet you can't wait to get cracking on that.
18 Dec, 2009
Thanks Sandra and Tulsa.....fingers are itching......lol
Lou
18 Dec, 2009
Good luck hope all goes well for you, i bet your finger like you say are hitching to start.
18 Dec, 2009
doesnt look too bad amble,still lots of back breaking work though,i know you wlll enjoy it as much as we do, invest in a good flask or as we do have a little camp stove for our bacon butties :o))
18 Dec, 2009
That looks great good luck.
18 Dec, 2009
It 'is' big, he wasn't kidding !
You lucky thing, you'll be in your element there !
We'll not see much of you now, will we ;-))
By the way, what will OHs jobs be ? !!!
18 Dec, 2009
Hello amblealice
Hardly anyone inherits an allotment plot to just grow and go, when we got ours we just looked for the worst scruffy, overgrown plot, you guessed it, "was ours"!
things always look worse in the dead of winter "even me!"
Like Tulsa said, once you get cracking, things will come together very quickly, have lots of fun!
Regards, Micky45
18 Dec, 2009
I'm still in a bit of daze......keep on looking at the pics....oh my goodness...all that space for plants....whether it is fruit, veg, dahlias, annuals, perennials...there'll be the polytunnel....just think how many tomatoes, peppers,,chillies, melons....maybe a grapevine....chateau la wallace......oh the ideas whizzing through my mind.....I will be sensible though and just cultivate a bit at a time......My next blog will explain this.......
18 Dec, 2009
Oh I forgot to say.....thank you so much everyone for your encouraging remarks and suggestions....I do appreciate them.....xx
In answer to your question Louise........who knows what OH will do....He will probably get the the job of tidying up the shed and fixing the edgings on the beds..he's not too fit, but will help where he can.
18 Dec, 2009
My goodness what a big allotment you have and yes you lucky thing, you do have alot of tiding up to do. Was it used last year ? sorry to hear OH still isn't fit. Enjoy both of you and Happy Christmas.... xx
18 Dec, 2009
No Stripes....nothing done last year.....but hey...I like a challenge!
18 Dec, 2009
Lovely big allotment, Alice, well done.
Appologies if I am 'preaching to the converted' but one of your first jobs should be to check the raspberry canes - make sure that last years fruiting canes have been cut back and that the new canes are properly staked for the coming year.
Brussels sprouts for Christmas, a bonus.
18 Dec, 2009
OH sprouts!
Everyones favourite but no ones friend! ........ pop pop!
18 Dec, 2009
great allotment Alice, bet you cant wait, is it secure? asking cause joanella has had probs at her allotment, good luck with it all and hope you get lots of lovely things growing next year :o))
18 Dec, 2009
Thanks for the comments/words of advice....Its pretty open San...everyone seems to have their sheds/gates well padlocked....no apparent security measures in place...have not heard of any particular problems.....time will tell,
18 Dec, 2009
Sorry I missed this......
Alice! It has soooooo much potential! It'll keep you very busy - but I reckon you'll enjoy licking it into shape! :-)))))))))
18 Dec, 2009
Alice it looks grand and the shed and pallets are a bonus,handy place for the watertap as well, I`d be just like you and raring to get started. Looking forward to seeing it all progress next year........
18 Dec, 2009
Oh, that's wonderful Alice. A nice big plot for you. You will have fun planning everything out. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. Good luck. :o)
19 Dec, 2009
lots of potential there AA, I'm sure you're going to enjoy doing it :))
19 Dec, 2009
Exciting ! :o)
I hope you don't have any snow so that you can get on with it.
19 Dec, 2009
I am sure everyone on the site will be envious, when your dahlias are in flower, they will be flocking to see them, and no doubt you will have plenty of questions from the other plot holders to answer.
Good luck.
22 Jan, 2010
thanks Terry...keep your phone line open for the answers to those questions...lol
22 Jan, 2010
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This looks great,and you can see the potential.The shed looks good,and I like the door,but may clash with your Dahlias,...or complement them.Happy digging,and looking forward to seeing your work in progress....Sandra.
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