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New allotment OMG...

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  • RGRG Posts: 56

    Gg. Just watched the video , compared to my potatoes and wireworm problems I  got a palace.Why start telling us about building coldframes, I'm thinking about it now.I have enough to do.

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    Gg - Probably won't use them on the plot. 

    I have two of most tools as I've a garden at home and some tools were donated  when I took on the first allotment. Stuff like loppers, I've only one set, so take these when needed,  three wheel barrrows, two very rusty, which are on the plot but one made from a builders fabric, this is at home and ideal for the back garden were space is at a premium because it folds up and fit's behind the GH.image         

    I've a few trowels and hand forks, some not very good quality but the one's from Aldi are reasonably good, and stainless steel so they'll be left on the plot.    

    Hoping to go to the allotment at the weekend and move more stuff off the old plot.   

  • Roy - I know I am making your list longer don't need to rush though

    I have been building the coldframe for a good week now, but took apart the pallet planks to use ages ago just trying to get it done, think big wind coming in on Thursday and I need the plastic gh down before it gets really damaged.   

    It is one of my pallet projects http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/pallets/249488.html

    The plot he got was really good those shed and paths a bit done and nice soil

    How is your plot Roy?  any pics

    Zoomer when is the other plot going was it January or February?  - garden tools then that is good  

    Hampshire Gardener
  • RGRG Posts: 56

    Morning Gg.Yes got some pics, but my IT skills and gardening skills are on a par very basic.Will try put some up, got a book from library on internet&email.image.Not much too see lots of polythene and things holding it down.

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello Zommer , hope move plot goes well

    Need to get to mine , if only for some veg , hope the grounds not to frozen !

    Still plenty of digging to do , help to reduce Christmas eating & drinking 

    Happy new year everybodyimage

  • I need to get to my new one to measure up properly for the chickens and have a bit of a dig but I have this evil cold coming through and the last thing I want to do is be out in the cold when I can be all warm and toasty at home lol

    i want to go to the other one too and rescue done more brocolli but other than that, I can wait until i have more time at the end of January image 

  • Roy don't mind any pics you can get on computer use the tree symbol

    Same to any one else any pics?

    What has anyone got planned for the new growing season? 

    hope to get my allotment, me going to make sure I get runner bean seeds to grow them - did not have any this year as seeds did not grow had them too long - going for the celebration for the peach flowers and polestar red flowers as I grew them before and I enjoyed the taste   

    Fruitcake lots of Manflu drinks and vitamin c

    Went to the GC today and there were lots of spuds on shelf's that is so exciting, and plants 1/2 price    

    got more seed( Mr fothergills) and bulb catalogue today though the post

    Neally the allotment change on TV Friday

    Hampshire Gardener
  • I've been doing a few rough plans for both plots for next year image I'm hoping to get to the GC on Thursday ir Friday, but that's clearly Ebola dependent image 

     

    if im using my iPad, the tree symbol doesn't work for me, I have to use photobucket and the img code

  • RGRG Posts: 56

    Received an email from T&M, potatoes to grow in bags not sure I'll have the potatoes but the bags will solve a problem. Saw the raspberry lady in town their autumn so that's sorted.Tried to put up some pics I got a blue square but no pictures I'll keep trying.                                                                                                                                Fruitcake  how do you manage two plots I have so much to do with one, do you have a lot of little helpers.

  • Roy there are just two of us with full time jobs! Luckily, they are both half size plots. one will be more time consuming next year because we are going to have chickens on one, so time will tellimage 

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