ALLOTISSEMENT DES QUATRE SAISONS

Looking good LG, all very neat. Shed looks great & a lovely seat for admiring all you do.
Stand up to them people from the start, show them you wont be bullied. Its now your bit of land to do with what you desire. Chin up!

Everything looks in good order LG, gardening is suppost to be pleasurable so don`t let folks get you down.

Ahh thanks for your encouragement.. its a micro community up there!! but will just wear my i pod very loud if it continues the idea is to de stress not rev up anymore than daily life brings!!

Well your site looks really tidy. As a teacher in the past, I always found that if I won over the main problem individual the rest of the group fell into place. Offer ALAN a hot chocolate or coffee and make him feel bad.

It all looks very neat and tidy and I was very impressed with your shed, both inside and out, mine only stays like that for about a day and thats when it gets summer cleaned, can`t be done in springtime as its too busy a time.
I`m glad you didn`t let the " know it all crowd "put you off, if you are working your plot, keeping it tidy,plus paying the rent I don`t see what right they have to issue orders, I know there are always rules and regulations but a wrong way around padlock, whats that all about????

There is always one isnt there ? on our allotments we have Mike who is called (victor meldrew) not to his face though ..lol..i get on ok with him in small doses..good luck with your veg..:o)

Lincs..we have the same arguments on ours..somone putting the lock on wrong !!!! I think its the old guys who dont like change or new folks coming on ...anything to moan about..they dont moan about a woman who has been there years on ours that leaves everything all over the path (scissors,spades all sorts of stuff )..my moan over ..lol

looking good, go for it!!
a few years ago i used to help someone with their allotment, dug the whole thing over for them and remember a couple of folk saying i was doing it all wrong!! (wiht thier hands on thier hip ; ) hehe (actually I was doing it just fine). There however were lots of nice folk who offered us loads of stuff so i am sure they will be coming up to you.
PS just be careful 'ALAN' doesn't read this!! lol

yes of course stevie good idea!!! looking forward to meeting some that are nice and happy and in it for the same reasons, down time, eating healthy food, outdoors at one with nature, active lifestye (ish) running is really active thats what before going to the allotment!!!!

This is my 32nd year allotment gardening. We always know when there is a new tenant, the gate padlock and chain is put on the wrong way round, deuce of a job to change it. Ha ha.
There is an unwritten rule on allotments ' Keep your head down' means concentrate on your own plot.
Later on you will find other tenants will offer you their spare plants, just introducing themselves, being friendly.
I am deaf, hearing aids cause soreness in the ear passage if worn all the time. So I take them out. Its a great relief to feel the fresh air in my ear passages. I just wave to people as they go by.
This season I am sowing Lupin seeds to grow plants to put into wider gaps between my rows to conserve moisture because of the drought threat. This works well with 600,000 farmers in Africa. Their maize crop has trebled, may elimate the starvation in that country.

Thanks diane would love to see some photos of your plot? if you have any? I am going to be planting calendula, lavendar, poppies for the seeds some all edible stuff!!! and plus do like colour

Your shed looks really tidy LG. Mine on the other hand, looks like its gone through your propaganda and a bombs hit it. Good look for the 2012 growing season.

thanks alot I have acquired some tyres and thinking of growing the butternut squash and courgettes in them - have you seen or heard of this? keep updating about your growing in 2012 as well..
May you harvest much!

looks a great plot..liking the tidy shed too..please keep us updated