Gardengirl I was measuring again for my fruit cage. And by hanging, I mean a long, difficult day at work with a banging headache that was not helped by banging my head
Hello , we get fresh horse manure and what I have done is cover some beds and leave it over winter then dig it in in the spring so far it has worked well , it also keep the weeds down
I known lots of people put carpet down but unfortunately sometimes the rats and mice like it too
read on this site somebody mixes fresh horse manure and grass cuttings , ready to use in a few weeks , might try that next year
Hi all, Spent yesterday afternoon digging more weeds out as I want to plant my onions. Spring cabbage is in now and just planted some tulips and wallflowers for a bit of spring colour. I can now have a bonfire and get rid of a lot of rubbish thats been piling up (we are restricted on this)
I prefer to cover the ground in autumn with well rotted muck, compost or leaf mould and plan to put a layer of cardboard underneath this year.
Couldn't decide whether to put in onions now or in the spring but tulips, dafs and some garlic has been planted out.
Me thinks we can have bonfires, I had a huge one when I got this second half plot, to clear it. A nieghbour did complain though, but she was ever so nice. Stopped me as I was going onto the allotments one day and asked that I knocked on her door in future to let her know I was having one, as she wouldn't put out her washing
Hello Zoomer I would put some onion in now , they always seem to have a stronger flavour than spring planted but could be my imagination !
our allotments are in a rural setting so we can have a fire when we like but only in those bins with a lid & chimney , have had lots this year but in consideration of other plot holder I have them late evening
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Thanks GWRS for info on fencing great idea
Fruitcake what you measure for and what did you mean by hanging
Do any of you get horse manure? I been adding straw to the load I got in the garden to help with composting better
Nice plot GWRS.
We get horse muck delivered by the tonne. It usually needs a further six mths or so to rot down.
We've had a little rain today but the soil is really dry.
Gardengirl I was measuring again for my fruit cage. And by hanging, I mean a long, difficult day at work with a banging headache that was not helped by banging my head
Hello , we get fresh horse manure and what I have done is cover some beds and leave it over winter then dig it in in the spring so far it has worked well , it also keep the weeds down
I known lots of people put carpet down but unfortunately sometimes the rats and mice like it too
read on this site somebody mixes fresh horse manure and grass cuttings , ready to use in a few weeks , might try that next year
Hi all, Spent yesterday afternoon digging more weeds out as I want to plant my onions. Spring cabbage is in now and just planted some tulips and wallflowers for a bit of spring colour.
I can now have a bonfire and get rid of a lot of rubbish thats been piling up (we are restricted on this)
Thanks Fruitcake that is not good
Ginagibbs sounds like a lot done, good bit of colour for spring with the wallflowers - is it bonfire at certain times of year
Good that a lot of you get horse manure
Oh yes, I'd forgotten about it being bonfire time soon
the cost of my plot is going up next year to £45 for my 98 sq m
we get manure and bark chips but it doesn't seem to have been delivered for a while
I prefer to cover the ground in autumn with well rotted muck, compost or leaf mould and plan to put a layer of cardboard underneath this year.
Couldn't decide whether to put in onions now or in the spring but tulips, dafs and some garlic has been planted out.
Me thinks we can have bonfires, I had a huge one when I got this second half plot, to clear it. A nieghbour did complain though, but she was ever so nice. Stopped me as I was going onto the allotments one day and asked that I knocked on her door in future to let her know I was having one, as she wouldn't put out her washing
Hello Zoomer I would put some onion in now , they always seem to have a stronger flavour than spring planted but could be my imagination !
our allotments are in a rural setting so we can have a fire when we like but only in those bins with a lid & chimney , have had lots this year but in consideration of other plot holder I have them late evening
Hoping to spend the weekend at the allotment
We can have bonfires between October and March. I went to Wicks today and got an incinerator, they are on special offer £16.99 reduced from about £30