chooklady Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I think I posted before about getting an allotment before Christmas well I've been to see it now. I think it's going to take quite a few hours to get the weeds under control! My daugther and I have managed to dig a rectangle that's about 10 x 6 feet yesterday, the soil is great, it's just surface stuff really but time consuming. I've just had 10 new raspberry canes delivered so maybe they will go in the plot we dug yesterday. I will take some photos tomorrow to show you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Congratulations on your new allotment I got my mine January last year I love it I didn't work it all last year as there was just too much for me to tackle on my own. I bought a petrol rotovator to help but it is such a beast I need OH to use it and it pulls him along I am also in Herts Hemel Hempstead if your close enough and can transport it you are very welcome to borrow the beast it does fit in an estate car or possibly a car with a good size boot Oh and I have lots of well established Rhubard if you would like some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Yay An Allotment!! We got ours last year. It seems a big task to clear it and get sorted. We have spent many an hour weeding and digging. We are just starting to see all our hard work pay off and it dosent seem such a daunting task this year now we have got it set out how we want it and the weeds under control (ish!) Good luck. Happy weeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Judy's Strawberry patch, I dug it over to say thanks for letting me have half her allotment. Today's digging. Ditto...... Last Sunday's digging My half, from where I'm standing to just before the shed. ....most of my half looking the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Congratulations on your new allotment I got my mine January last year I love it I didn't work it all last year as there was just too much for me to tackle on my own. I bought a petrol rotovator to help but it is such a beast I need OH to use it and it pulls him along I am also in Herts Hemel Hempstead if your close enough and can transport it you are very welcome to borrow the beast it does fit in an estate car or possibly a car with a good size boot Oh and I have lots of well established Rhubard if you would like some Many thanks, that is very kind of you I will bear it in mind, although I am in Hertford so we are not that close unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 You have done well, the soil looks great, happy growing We are coming into our 11th season with ours, we are still learning and you get different succeses and failures each year. We particularly love those expensive seasonal treats that you can gorge on when you grow your own, like soft fruit, rhubarb and asparagus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 oooh congrats... we got our allotment last year and love it we found we saved sooooo much money when we were growing. its a bit of a bomb site atm with the harsh weather we have had but the girls like getting the bits of kale that are still growing. And when they escape from the netted area (we have our girls in a WIR on our allotment) its sooooo funny to see them running around all over the plot eating whatever they can - including my neighbours strawberry plants at the weekend lol Good luck with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyhenSG Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Check out this guy's Facebook page for inspiration. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allaboutallotments/140595012660360 We don't know him but just came across it the other day - he's amazing! He also has a website - http://www.allaboutallotments.com He's got me inspired again after what seems like a lifetime since last summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
