I've got an allotment!

Brilliant news Ian.
Now that's you and Amblealice with 'lottie' tales to tell :-))))
Will you both be taking orders ..... what with all these bumper crops you'll be having you'll be selling it all off ;-)))

congrats Ian thats great news

Thanks Louise, how's the head?
Cheers Drc! I'm over the moon at the news. :~))

ooooooh great news ian,that is 3 of us with new plots in the last few weeks,i hope as you say it will be A1,good luck will be watching for pics...

Thanks Joanella, did I miss your "announcement"? Lol

Brilliant news Ian.......Cant wait to see the photos.....

Cheers Milky. :~))

put it on beginning of jan ian,i only whispered though cause i knew you would be jealous lol

well done u.....better get into training for all that work...lol

Looking forward to seeing /hearing about your allotment Ian,I saw the new veg on T V wonder what it will taste like?

Ian!!!!!!!!!!!!!...you sneaky devil.....you kept that quiet.....wanted to make a "grand entrance"...huh.....don't blame you........CONGRATULATIONS.XXXXXX

Congratulations, Ian! :-) Now you will be able to grow vegetables to your heart's content!

A guy at church has offered to let me use some of his allotment if I'm interested. Of course I am! I only worry about my back, I would have to be very careful & probably practise the "no-digging" style of gardening!

As we spoke before Christmas & I haven't seen him in a few weeks there is nothing decided at present. But he is 10 years older than me & is starting to feel his age. He grew nothing but Sunflowers last year on it.

turning as green as curly kale here :o)
lucky devil.
lots of blogs as you progress please. and it will be great for holly too.

Congrats Ian on getting your veggie plot, plenty of lovely fresh veg for Carol & Holly you lucky thing Lol enjoy it :~)))

Pleased for you Ian. Hope the plot is as promising as it sounds and not too back-breaking

Ohhhhh Ian, what great luck...can't wait for all the updates! =^..^=

Yay!!! Congratulations Ian!!

Fab news Ian, you'll be able to give Alice some competition lol Now, lets see, which one of you will be tasting their first Broad Bean?

Great news Ian - good luck!

Thank you all for your lovely comments, I'm so pleased and will keep you all updated as and when things develop I hope to get some photos on Saturday to "set the scene". :~))

Great news, Ian!!! Congratulations!!! Looking forward to seeing your Saturday pictures....:)

I'm biting my nails Uma, got the car coming today and the allotment on Saturday. I'm like a kid in a toy shop!

That's really good news - both of the announcements, I mean!

Wonderful, Ian. :-))))))))))

That is great news for you Ian, i'm so pleased for you, looking forward to seeing your photos, good luck with it and hope you enjoy it :o)))

So pleased 4 you Ian.......... great news...... bet you cant wait to get started........

That's great news Ian, what's this new vegetable then, sounds weird?:o)

Hope you have fun with the allotment, Ian, and I will be interested to know what condition 'the chairman' left it in! We grow veggie on part of a friend's garden but I must admit my son in law does most of it as its not near enough to me to get to easily.

Great news Ian, I`m really pleased for you, hope it`s not too far away from home for you, I`ll look out for your pic`s....

Thank you all again, We've got the new car and it looks like a hearse!

The new vegetable is called a "flower sprout" and you can read about it at:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1244520/The-flower-sprout-new-vegetable-children-hate.html

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congratulations Ian. looking forward to seeing how your plot develops. Im 33rd on our local waiting list!

Hi Mageth, I'm sorry to here that. I hope you won't have to wait to long!

reckon Ill be in my collecting my pension by the time I get to the top of the list

That is a possibility Mageth but you never know!

Great news, Ian. Very pleased for you. Hard work ahead but it will be worth it.

Thanks Ponty! :~))

Looking forward to seeing your photos, Ian.

What are you going to put in first? I mean when you get around to planting, supposing the plot is in good condition.

Hi Balcony, the plot seems to be in very good condition and I've done another blog with photos today as a sort of before but you will have to wait for the after ones until I've done something! Lol

Congratulations Ian.In this day and age we need to go back to the true ethos of "growing your own ".

I whole heartedly agree Bonkers! There are just to many "food miles" on our plate every day. I for one want to go back to eating "in season" veg.

Great Ian, late reading this so off to see if you have updated with photo's. :-))

Thanks Pottygardener, sorry no photo update but I did write another blog!

Congratulations xx will be following blogs with excitement xx

Thanks Kimmy!

so plezzed for you ian, well done, should keep you out if trouble :o))

Thanks San, I can't wait to get to the planting stage!

i bet, wont be long i bet :o))

What are you planning to put in during next month? I suppose you are itching to get started.
I have no idea what to plant in an allotment before Easter!

Hi Balcony, I have just ordered my onion sets and my potatoes are "chitting" as we speak. (although neither will go into the ground yet!)
I might get some Broad beans in if the weather picks up and I will be looking to get my tomatoes started (either in the greenhouse or on my window sill) by the end of Feb.
You're right of course, there isn't a lot I can get in the ground for a while but all the hard work needs doing first, ie. weeding, setting out the beds and the most important bit, planning where everything will go. I need to get my poly-tunnel set up down there, I've built a compost heap and I need to put up, whatever I decide to use as a growing frame for my beans.
Itching to get started is an understatement, I have been dreaming about having my own allotment every since I could walk. My dad is 85 this year and he still tends two full plots plus his huge back garden and I was brought up with him and his brothers (all six of them) vertually owning the whole allotment site where they lived in Northumberland. I had my own little patch given to me when I was about six or seven and tended it religeously until I was eleven or twelve until a new committee took over and decided that all plot holders had to be over eighteen!

Thanks, Ian, for sharing your plans. Sounds interesting! I haven't been able to talk again with the guy at church as I missed out several weeks of going as I was coughing very badly for several weeks. At last I've got it "off my chest" so to speak! I've had no coughing since last Monday. I will see if I can talk to him tomorrow about his allotment & his offer to let me have a piece.

Well good luck with him then. I love having enough space to grow whatever I like without worrying but I guess you understand that better than most? I have bought myself one of those long handles spades (the type you see American grave diggers use!) Apparently they save your back as you can dig without bending! I'm all up for that. Lol
I've got a few more plans in the pipe line but I will save them for another blog.

Hope you get on well with your new spade! Doesn't seem the type of spade to do digging with on an allotment. I know there are special spades that have a kind of lever on the back & you press it & it turns the spadeful of soil over without you having to bend down.

I did get to speak to the guy at church on Sunday & he says I can still have one of his two allotments. He said he hadn't been down to see them in several months but that he hoped to go down soon & he would give me a call so that we can go down together.

That sounds like good news Balcony! The guys at the allotments gave me one of those spades to try and it does work well. Being over six foot makes standard spades small to me so this one that I've bought makes digging easier!

Oh that would be brilliant Balcony.....I hope that works out for you.

Ian.....I knew you wanted the allotment for more than veggies. Now it's become your place to hide the bodies....and you have the spade to prove it.

Shhhh Gilli, don't tell everyone! ! ! Lol

Ooops....I already emailed Scotland Yard.

Darn it Gilli! I told you that in confidence!!!!!

I didn't realize you were so tall, Ian! I thought you were average height or perhaps a little less, like me. I'm about 5'6".

I'm 6ft 5" Balcony so you can imagine what standard digging tools do to my back!

Stretch the Allotment killer!!! Mmmmwwwwaaahahahahah

Oooo Gilli! It's a good job I can't swim that far! ! !
I would be making room for you in my allotment!

Well, make sure you install electricity in my spot Ian....so I can make a cuppa. LOL

All this is scary stuff - I'm not coming anywhere near your lottie, Ian!

LOLOLOLOL...... :oD

It's all that Gilli's fault Spritz. Don't take no notice of her. Imagine wanting leckie in an allotment! Tsk.

Well, if you're going to plant me 6 feet under, of COURSE I want leckie for the kettle. What else will I have to do all day except drink tea?

Well you could talk to the worms and get them to make sure my soil is in top condition!