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New allotment OMG...

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  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Mitch 78 , watched " winter watch " yesterday based a closer to you than me in Lincoln

    certainly lots of snow there in The Highlands ,  we have it forecast for tommrow so will have to see , was going to do bit in garden but ?image

    last year somebody gave me aload of "kitchen garden " magazines but they where March or August , still interesting to read image

  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,171

    Mitch78 understand you not getting your key today - you are up in the colder area with all this weather

    Good looking at any garden mag - got free flower seeds this week with my Garden News mag

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    Roy - I bought a four shelved plastic GH about 6yrs ago for the back garden. It blew over in the first year as it wasn't anchored down. Wouldn't be without it though, it's fab as an over flow for seedlings when the GH gets full..  

    Was going to put the allotment one on concrete slabs and screw it down, if it's not used in winter the cover can come off and the wind will just blow through the frame.  

    Hope the weathers kinder this weekend, I'e some none digging jobs to do.

    Just bought a book called Making the Most of Your Glorious Gluts. It shows how to store, preserve, dry and freeze your harvest and the recipe ingredients are mainly stuff which is grown on a plot.

    Looking forward to your channel fruitcake.

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello all  , just about to go up to allottment and it has started to Snow , looks like it is settling 

    Plan B , sort through seeds and see what I have got , out of date etcimage

  • Typical eh?!

    Im away to get organised and see if i can get my keys today.

    hope the snow goes off for you!

  • RGRG Posts: 56

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  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,171

    Roy you made it with pictures - me so excited to see your plot - thank you for trying again with pics

    It looks really amazing - your shed so nice and neat, I see the tea break equipment in there that is what I defo want in my shed, and I see you have a pallet table like I have here in the garden very useful

    Did you have to buy the shed or was it already there?

    Are you going to grow flowers and veg?

    Do you have neighbours either side at the min? there plots look a lot grassy

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Roy your plot looks fab, so nice and neat. Looks like you've worked hard at getting it ready. Was there anything growing on it before? Love your shed- mine which was on the plot is about 22 yrs old! Did the roof last yr have bought the paint just need to put it on!

    I haven't bothered putting the weed sheets on this yr as we are prone to flooding but a tip I picked up was to put a spade of soil around the edges to prevent it flying away. It saves on trying to find bricks etc to secure it.

    Welcome Mitch- did you get your keys today? It's sooooo exciting almost like when you buy your first hse!image

    Fruitcake- I'm looking forward to your new venture-good on you.

    Going to pick up 205L metal drum via Freecycle to use on the plot tomorrow ,hopefully this will making watering a bit easier.

  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

    Wow Roy!   you have worked hard on your plot. Like the neat beds and those paths are looking good too. image 

     Did you dig under the black covering or manure and cover? (image  orgot if you've said before) Great photos!

  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

    Fruitcake , looking forward to your allotment video image 

    and thank you for those links Gardengirl, always good to have reminders image 

    Damp and drizzly today, checked the allotment but very wet.

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