I think that you must be right and many seem to fall by the wayside in the first 12 months,
Too many only last the first weekend on ours, the older (nosy) blokes usually advise them to take it easy at first as they are badly over grown, they don't take good advice!
We are due our renewals at first of March but so far no renewal notices, the whole area around us have been sold to builders, and for a number of years they have been trying to get us of, we have 12 month leases, the newbies only 3 months so we are waiting to see whay happens this year!
I have mine all dug over except where I still have some leeks, winter cabbage and brussels.
They were going to close the site that I am on to build a Tesco warehouse, that was long before I took my plot over 10 years ago. The plan fell through but I am told that 90% of plot holders gave up and those that were left felt obliged to take on 2, 3 or more plots to keep the place going. Our council are nearly always late sending bills out to plot holders probably because they keep changing the contractor every couple of years.
It's worth checking if the site is a statutory Allotments, if it is then It's much harder for them to take it over and build on it though sadly still possible but then they have to offer an alternative site.
Hello all , always sorry that allotments could be lost
Been to allotment today , pruned currant bushes , still got to cut Gooseberry's bushes Got lots to burn Prepared a new bed for Strawberries As ever a few more jobs done
Just set the first and second early spuds to chit. I am trying another second early Spunta. One of the Cyprus ones, one of my plot neighbours raves about it so we'll see.
Planted up 6 bags with Charlotte potatoes, they will be in the shed for the time being getting some protection from the cold then move into the greenhouse later. Have seed for another 12 bags but I'll wait a while longer for them.
Removed the cabbage seedlings from there propagated, it's not heated, they will remain in the greenhouse house to get grown well on before they go in the beds in a month or so.
Have covered nearly all the beds with polycarbonate or double glazed units to get the soil warmed up.
Added a barrow load of compost to the bed due for onions and raked it out.
Dug up the remaining parsnips, they have got really bad canker but there is some good stuff once they are peeled right back. Will have to see what I can do about that in the future
It's worth checking if the site is a statutory Allotments, if it is then It's much harder for them to take it over and build on it though sadly still possible but then they have to offer an alternative site.
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Looking at the planing application online they have submitted, plan A and plan B both have allotment sites on them in different areas, so not all is lost.
Was chatting to a retired chap, a bachelor on Friday, who worked for the same firm as I do, he has had a council plot for 2 years, he invited me up for a look see, very impressive he had it well under control, but too large for him.
He offered me a part if I was kicked off the other one, so all is not lost!
His costs £106 per year mine with local landowner £25, his has water laid on at the end of the plot mine not!
Comes and asks lots of gardening questions, then does his own thing!
Good to hear, options are available. I managed to lift the last of the parsnips, and do a little more digging before the rain came. Parsnips were a bit small, last years erratic spring meant I had to re-sow 3 times last year, so they had a late start. I made soup in the afternoon with most of them.
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for info, Valerie
Too many only last the first weekend on ours, the older (nosy) blokes usually advise them to take it easy at first as they are badly over grown, they don't take good advice!
Been to allotment today , pruned currant bushes , still got to cut Gooseberry's bushes
Got lots to burn
Prepared a new bed for Strawberries
As ever a few more jobs done
It was a lovely sunny day , lots of rain due
Removed the cabbage seedlings from there propagated, it's not heated, they will remain in the greenhouse house to get grown well on before they go in the beds in a month or so.
Have covered nearly all the beds with polycarbonate or double glazed units to get the soil warmed up.
Added a barrow load of compost to the bed due for onions and raked it out.
Dug up the remaining parsnips, they have got really bad canker but there is some good stuff once they are peeled right back. Will have to see what I can do about that in the future
I managed to lift the last of the parsnips, and do a little more digging before the rain came. Parsnips were a bit small, last years erratic spring meant I had to re-sow 3 times last year, so they had a late start.
I made soup in the afternoon with most of them.