Hi everyone, i was wondering if you could advise me where to start?!
I collect my keys to my first allotment tomorrow, and its a mix of excitement, fear and sadness. This was a project of mine and my Dad's. And it has taken 4 years to get an allotment. Sadly, my dad passed away in the summer after a short battle with cancer. Dad was very greenfingered and had an allotment already with his friend which was very successful. Myself, on the other hand, has no clue!! I have an idea what id like to achieve but putting into practice is a different matter!! Dad was gonna be my on hand advisor, but now i have to figure all this out for Myself, and theres so much to take in!
Welcome to this very supportive and positive thread with good advice from everyone.
I took on an allotment last October and found reading the posts on here helped to get my thinking straightened out. Not so much 'O.M.G I've got an allotment' as 'O.M.Goodness- it's working out ok!'
Good luck for tomorrow, it's exciting to actually have the keys. This is it!!!
Hello Mitch 78 , yes welcome to the furom , I have found really good for practical advice
It took me over a year to sort mine out , so my advise is just do a bit at at time , there no rush , also buy a Book on allottments from some where like the The Works so you have a reference point as well as hear and Goggle
as mentioned talk to other people on the site and have a look and see what other are growing
Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I will try and take some photos of it tomorrow. Weather permitting, its forecast for -5 to -12 tonight!! Im up in Aberdeen.
Hi, Mitch, Nice part of the world. A friend lives in Stonehaven.
All good advice from above. You'll have plenty of time to get the ground prepared, planting out in your part of the country is usually a couple of weeks later than in England due to the weather.
You might want to check out Beechgrove, it's a gardening programme filmed in Scotland. It covers all gardening but also growing fruit and veg, it doesn't start till March though but you may get old episodes on the net.
Go for it Roy, get a plastic GH you won't look back. I've just bought a new cover for a walk in one, I found the frame on my new plot but no cover. Thought I'd use it to grow seeds in.
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Hi everyone, i was wondering if you could advise me where to start?!
I collect my keys to my first allotment tomorrow, and its a mix of excitement, fear and sadness. This was a project of mine and my Dad's. And it has taken 4 years to get an allotment. Sadly, my dad passed away in the summer after a short battle with cancer. Dad was very greenfingered and had an allotment already with his friend which was very successful. Myself, on the other hand, has no clue!! I have an idea what id like to achieve but putting into practice is a different matter!! Dad was gonna be my on hand advisor, but now i have to figure all this out for Myself, and theres so much to take in!
thank you for listening.
Hi, Mitch78, Sorry
to hear about your Dad: a difficult time for you.
Welcome
to this very supportive and positive thread with good advice from everyone.
I took on an allotment last October and found reading the posts on here helped to get my thinking straightened out. Not so much 'O.M.G I've got an allotment' as 'O.M.Goodness- it's working out ok!'
Good luck for tomorrow, it's exciting to actually have the keys. This is it!!!
Hello Mitch78
Exciting you have got an allotment and going to collect your keys - where about's are you?
If you can put /share pictures on here and we can see if we can advise on paths beds - figure out what you are wanting to grow
Not got to that stage yet me still on the waiting list
Ask any question and we will see if we can help and ask your allotment neighbours for advise as well
Just remember bit by bit when digging
Gardengirl we posted together there
thanks for your kind comment. I do seem to have more ideas than the right conditions to get going.
I read the first few pages again and realise that Zoomer et al started their allotments in August. Inspiring to see what has been done
Hello Mitch 78 , yes welcome to the furom , I have found really good for practical advice
It took me over a year to sort mine out , so my advise is just do a bit at at time , there no rush , also buy a Book on allottments from some where like the The Works so you have a reference point as well as hear and Goggle
as mentioned talk to other people on the site and have a look and see what other are growing
The first thing I did was get a shed
Best of luck
Good time to start an allotment off - so you can plan a lot and prepare the ground before the main sowing time starts
Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I will try and take some photos of it tomorrow. Weather permitting, its forecast for -5 to -12 tonight!! Im up in Aberdeen.
Hi, Mitch, Nice part of the world
. A friend lives in Stonehaven.
All good advice from above. You'll have plenty of time to get the ground prepared, planting out in your part of the country is usually a couple of weeks later than in England due to the weather.
You might want to check out Beechgrove, it's a gardening programme filmed in Scotland. It covers all gardening but also growing fruit and veg, it doesn't start till March though but you may get old episodes on the net.
Go for it Roy, get a plastic GH you won't look back. I've just bought a new cover for a walk in one, I found the frame on my new plot but no cover. Thought I'd use it to grow seeds in.
Zoomer will be good to have a plastic green house on your plot, you will be able to start those seeds of nicely bit later on
I am trying to hold off seed sowing at mo, need to wash a lot of trays and pots really
Mitch78 like Zoomer said Beechgrove good programme to watch and lots of good gardening guides and tips on youtube that are watching
Beechgrove is just down the road and a programme i grew up with due to dad and my grandad!