When digging it over I've found brick paths afew inches under the surface, it's like finding buried treasure...paths in the wrong place but these can be recycled to make new paths...at some time the plot must have been well cared for.
The shed...home made... stands on a brick foundation and the GH, although without glass is on a concrete foundation with a concrete path down the middle.
My new half plot has been like an Aladin's Cave ompared to the first one.
my cups half full on this plot but there were few treasures on the first. It was black plactic, night mares tail, bindweed, brambles and the biggest pile of stones you have ever seen.
I've unearthed one rotting sleeper and two scafholding planks on this site. me thinks there's still yrs life in them so have used then as path edging...
Hi Zoomer, I found lots of planks and bits of wood on my plot, they do make good path edgers, Just had a week off so spent many hours doing this! (plus clearing weeds).
I took a photo last night to show you all where I am. It might not look much but all the beds were under 2' of grass and weeds and its all been hand dug.
Its me again just got an email back from our allotment officer at the council, she is getting us some free wood chippings for making paths just goes to show, if you dont ask, you dont get!!
Hi GG, not I do have a shed, thats my walk in "green house" (father inlaw bought it for me, bless) . I got this plot in June.
Went to Wilkinsons this lunch time, they have a sale on most of their garden stuff so bought some brackets to make raised beds and a weed killing torch thingy to blast some weeds away.
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I was down on my new half plot again today.
When digging it over I've found brick paths afew inches under the surface, it's like finding buried treasure...paths in the wrong place but these can be recycled to make new paths...at some time the plot must have been well cared for.
The shed...home made... stands on a brick foundation and the GH, although without glass is on a concrete foundation with a concrete path down the middle.
My new half plot has been like an Aladin's Cave ompared to the first one
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Hello , Zoomer the Allottment finds sounds exciting better than all the rotten wood I found on my half plot extension , however , it does burn well
Beetroot , we have been grating it raw on salads and cooking it as a veg with dinner , as well as Pickling
Best wishes everybody
Hi, GWRS,
my cups half full on this plot but there were few treasures on the first. It was black plactic, night mares tail, bindweed, brambles and the biggest pile of stones you have ever seen.
I've unearthed one rotting sleeper and two scafholding planks on this site. me thinks there's still yrs life in them so have used then as path edging...
Zoomer44 any pics? Sounds as though your plot is a secret garden with lots of treasures to be found - keep going
At the train station garden we have unearthed lots of old rubbish and some money 1ps and 2ps mainly and lots of stones, roots
Fruitcake sounds as though you had a good harvest and what to plant next
Do any of you have a wildflower patch?
Hi Zoomer, I found lots of planks and bits of wood on my plot, they do make good path edgers, Just had a week off so spent many hours doing this! (plus clearing weeds).
I took a photo last night to show you all where I am. It might not look much but all the beds were under 2' of grass and weeds and its all been hand dug.
Here is another one
If anyone has a branch of Blooms, they have seed packs of green manure reduced to £1 (my plan for winter)
Its me again
just got an email back from our allotment officer at the council, she is getting us some free wood chippings for making paths
just goes to show, if you dont ask, you dont get!!
Yippee a picture thank you so exciting
Ginagibbs your plot looks amazing so like your flower patch and great seating area nice sunny spot, great going and got lots of veg in too
It is good to sow green manure, I have on one of my veg beds
How long have you had you plot was it June or July ? can't remember
Is that your shed?
great news about the wood chipping for your paths
Hi GG, not I do have a shed, thats my walk in "green house" (father inlaw bought it for me, bless) . I got this plot in June.
Went to Wilkinsons this lunch time, they have a sale on most of their garden stuff so bought some brackets to make raised beds and a weed killing torch thingy to blast some weeds away.