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Post by candyblue on Jan 21, 2011 17:12:40 GMT
I have had a half plot for 2 years now and the bug has really bitten! For the last 9 months I have been lucky enough to use a piece of a friends plot to grow dahlias as they knew they would be moving to Scotland at some point. Well Christmas week I got the letter to say I could have the whole plot as our friends have moved to Scotland ;D I was really happy as normally can only get a half plot but they made an exception as my OH was on the waiting list also. So now I am in the lucky position to have one and a half allotments, great news for me as I can grow lots of dahlias as well as my veg. I am going to use this thread as a diary so I can also keep a track of what develops when on the new plot. This is a picture of the plot on 1st Jan 2011 after we dismantled the rickety compost bin, rotten posts for the blackberry bush and cut it back. This is the left hand side of the allotment  and this is the right hand side  as you can see I am lucky in that I also have a tap on this plot |
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Post by AJ on Jan 21, 2011 17:15:38 GMT
Hi there candyblue, best of luck, will be keeping a close eye on u.
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Post by Cherry on Jan 21, 2011 17:21:29 GMT
That is a beautiful allotment Candyblue. It already has a raised bed, some canes and big pots. The soil looks really good too.
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Post by steve on Jan 21, 2011 17:29:27 GMT
A tap!..such luxury I can only dream about ;D
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Post by Geranium on Jan 21, 2011 17:33:09 GMT
Pardon my ignorance, but what do you do if you haven't got a tap? Is there access to water somewhere else on the site? That looks a lotter lottie, Candyblue! I hope your digging muscles are in working order.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 17:39:32 GMT
Gosh you like us have abig task liike us with our community garden we took on a whole year ago from a blank canvas .
So this year we now will be ready to replant and I too will be follwing this thread.
If any one wants to see my communty garden photos pm me and I can give you the link to see my photos.
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Post by steve on Jan 21, 2011 17:46:14 GMT
Pardon my ignorance, but what do you do if you haven't got a tap? Is there access to water somewhere else on the site? That looks a lotter lottie, Candyblue! I hope your digging muscles are in working order. This being Britain the big man in the sky sorts us out with plenty of free water...we do have to provide the tubs though |
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 21, 2011 17:51:30 GMT
Ah Candyblue!!!!......these pics bring back memories!!!....This time last year I got my allotment.....its a shame I haven't copied over the pics from the "other forum". You can follow mine on "Lou's Lottie"... I do wish you all the very best of luck with it....its a lot of hard work....but so rewarding. I too have a tap on my plot. It makes life a lot easier  |
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Post by merlin on Jan 21, 2011 18:06:40 GMT
So, you won't be spending a lot of time at the gym then I agree that soil looks good, is there any unmentionables in it? |
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Post by candyblue on Jan 21, 2011 18:07:00 GMT
Although there is a tap in the summer it only has a trickle come out of it as its the last tap on the line so the others get the pressure first. Our other half an allotment is only opposite it and down a couple (where I am standing to take the pics is a track/road and its the other side of this)
The "raised bed" is a asparagus bed that has been there for years, the wood is rotten and the asparagus isnt as productive as it should be. I am going to build a new asparagus bed up the other end in the next month. i will harvest what I can from the old one this year and then it will be dug up.
The pots are mine from last year as the piece in the front of the asparagus bed is where I had my dahlias last year, as the soil is very good as thats where the manure got delivered.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jan 21, 2011 18:11:42 GMT
Congratulations on your new plot, there's a day or twos worth of weeding ahead. Good luck, I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.
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Post by merlin on Jan 21, 2011 18:15:34 GMT
Yes indeed but it looks like chic-weed rather than the usual 'unmentionables'
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Post by Tel on Jan 21, 2011 19:31:42 GMT
You have a very good size allotment there Candyblue, look forward to your updates, i have calculated how many dahlias you can grow, there is room for ,,,,,, on there. ;D |
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Post by candyblue on Jan 21, 2011 21:01:18 GMT
How many Tel? Rob was saying tonight dont forget at the front will be cabbages blah blah er I dont think so only room for dahlias!
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 21, 2011 23:16:16 GMT
Good luck with the plot CB
Once under control it will be so much easier to maintain.
A petrol tiller/rotovator is a useful tool on a plot that size.
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