In shock


I have been on the top of the allotment waiting list for about a week now and as luck would have it the plot that backs onto mine came available and for once in allotment history its not overgrown and it isn't full of brambles .

Here's a little history of the new plot . It was started about a year ago by a young lad . It was a very overgrown plot . He spent a lot of time on it and in no time at all it was cleared . He then planted summer and autumn raspberries a few dwarf apple trees , a couple of blackberry's and one black current bush . It has also had a loverly pond put in . And then out of the blue the other day he said was leaving to take on another site and was giving his plot up .

It was a very strange feeling taking on an allotment that was already done and im still finding myself wondering around it like a lost sheep.

I have so far only made to changes . Number one was to build a new bed that attach to mine next year creating one large bed . And this afternoon i have been down and put in 12 Asparagus plants .. Apart from that i will continue to wonder round like a lost sheep for a few more weeks yet ....

SPRING 2009

Well here's where the fun all starts. The greenhouse is starting to fill up and i am now starting to plan where im going to try and fit it all in on the plot.


The rhubarb is coming on very nicely and im already on my second crumble so far.






One lesson i have learnt this year is to never ever sow pea seeds in the greenhouse again it was a nightmare getting them out of the pods and into the ground.







So next year they will be sown straight into the ground and that goes the same for the broad beans to.




Also been to check on my onions today and they alook healthy even with the bad weather yet again.

Greenhouse Take Two

Quite a while ago when i first had my allotment i did manage to obtain a free greenhouse . But it was set out to be a failure from start to finish and all i ended up with was a lot of bent aluminum and a pile of broken glass.

Well as luck had it , I was offered a second free greenhouse and this time i was determined that it would not end the same as the first one .

The problem with the first one was the workers who i had enlisted for the job they were as good as me in putting together a greenhouse ( crap )

So i bit the bullet and asked my step dad for his help and the master of fruit Mr Simon Chapman ( allotment bag rat )

After a carful dismantle , Only three broken pains and a steady drive back to the plot all that was left was a hopefully successful reassemble.

Not to much of a drama putting it back together but it goes to show you that if you have the right TOOLS then all should be fine

Snow

I have only recently started to go back down again after the rubbish weather we have been getting










Winter update

Well as soon as the turkey hut went up , it soon came back down and was transformed into ash . A sudden change of heart was at fault .