Caral, your pictures are lovely. you have made great progress for 1 yr. I like the use of arches, I have one that I am growing 2 small apple trees up, will get another for sweet peas. Whereabouts are you in the UK, scenery looks familiar?
GG, so sorry to hear you got a letter! I had a phone call from our council this week asking if I'd paid my rent (I paid it in January!!)
if you are struggling to get digging done, you could cover the ground with cardboard and compost or tarpaulin and grow squash as they take up lots of room We were advised to use this method by the council when starting up.
Gardengirl , photos seem like a good idea , hoping it goes well
what about strimming , would that help , ask the council what they except , was it stated in your tenancy agreement , fight these bureucatic pen pushers
Didn't realise Stagbettle had letter , hope it works out OK as well
I sowed some dwarf French beans a month ago. I chose a dwarf variety because it is supposed to be dwarf, but the plants are now about 1 metre long each! I suppose I should pinch out the growing tip?
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Caral, your pictures are lovely. you have made great progress for 1 yr. I like the use of arches, I have one that I am growing 2 small apple trees up, will get another for sweet peas.
Whereabouts are you in the UK, scenery looks familiar?
GG, so sorry to hear you got a letter! I had a phone call from our council this week asking if I'd paid my rent (I paid it in January!!)
if you are struggling to get digging done, you could cover the ground with cardboard and compost or tarpaulin and grow squash as they take up lots of room We were advised to use this method by the council when starting up.
Gardengirl, but you've done so much clearing out, can't they see that? Can you perhaps provide them with before and after photos?
Good idea Ginagibbs do you think it would work for courgettes or water melons? strange council rang you they should of known
Aster2 only thing is weeds have started growing back so need to re dig again so gone a bit weedy - I am just hoping to get as much done as possible
Here is a few pics of my planter now looking good, daffs got eaten so no show
and now the tulips are starting to show
A lovely planter.
Wouldn't a quick hoeing session do the trick to get rid of the weeds?
Gardengirl , photos seem like a good idea , hoping it goes well
what about strimming , would that help , ask the council what they except , was it stated in your tenancy agreement , fight these bureucatic pen pushers
Didn't realise Stagbettle had letter , hope it works out OK as well
Thinking of you both
Stagbeetle gave her plot up (in the last new allotment part) cause too difficult with all the children and is doing an area in here garden for veg
Aster thank you it is probably eaiser to give a fork over to remove the weeds
Going to see if I can hire out a strimmer from the allotment shop as someone donated one will ask next weekend hope so will make a big difference
in agreement at least 50% of plot to be cultivated, planting, growing and look maintained
Managed to get some more digging done even roped in my dad so three of us today for a good few hours even with the cold wind
Going to see if I can sow something direct in ground and get potatoes planted and broad beans
what has anyone sown direct?
Gardengirl , didn't realise Stagbettle had given up
Put parsnips and beetroot in clouches
Onions ,broad beans and garlic planted last year but did put in Shallotts this year
Why not put up canes for runner beans , even if could be to early for beans depending on weather
so it looks good
Best of luck
Good luck, Gardengirl!
I sowed some dwarf French beans a month ago. I chose a dwarf variety because it is supposed to be dwarf, but the plants are now about 1 metre long each! I suppose I should pinch out the growing tip?
It says Dwarf French Bean 'Tendergreen' on the packet, so they should be dwarf. Clearly they think otherwise.