I think that would depend on the contract. There isn't anything specific in mine about what you have to grow (apart from a ban on big trees), but then ours is a very relaxed site.
G1 You can plant herbs and flowers as well as fruit and vegetables.
G2 You can have a small lawn area as long as it's regularly mown.
G3 You can build a pond, as long as it's built in a way that's not dangerous to people and animals. For advice contact the Allotment Officer.
G4 Fruit bushes/fruit trees must be compact and of a small growing variety, you must also maintain the area around them.
Nothing about not having a plot with all flowers
Thanks Scroggin I use root trays same company that made root trainers pot they work really well - good if you take out of the guttering in sections if long about 30cm
Went to the plot today done lots of digging and had 4 on my plot at one time with neighbour helping strim the grass and weed bits, as dad joined us to help today the plot look so good now that it has been strimmed with the paths done too
scroggin nice to be warmer weatther, you get nice worms in horse manure
Went to the allotment today and shop I did not win the raffle
Had a celebration picnic on the plot (sunny ish and cloudy still bit cold so coats on) as it was a year ago I signed up to the plot and 1st of May was the first day I started digging on the plot
Just been looking at picture of Gardengirl's allotment shop (posted in March) - absolutely brilliant. I might have missed further details in another message, but can Gardengirl tell us how this shop is run and funded? Here in Marlow in Bucks, we have two allotment sites, and a shop, even half as good as GG's, would be a treat.
Depending on GG's response - and ,indeed, any comments on this subject from other forum members, I will pester our allotment committee, and local Town Council to see what they can do. Might prove interesting!
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How many plots on your site?
We asked at the allotment shop it is run by the committee on a voluntary basis on Saturday and Sunday mornings 8.30am - 12.30pm and it is non profit shop, they get the items from a cash and carry store, the allotment association own the shop building - think they started like the co-op - see if you can funding from somewhere
We all pay a membership fee of £4 a year which gives you 20% off seeds and packet item like feed that they get in bulk and bag up themselves- you do not get discount on all the stuff in the shop - we lots of membership fees that helps them get stock
I was late sowing toms so have bought 7 different varieties, ranging from 99p to ??1.20.
Also bought a bulb planter to plant main crop spuds with, the area is well dug and I read somewhere a bulb planter means the spud will be buried same depth as digging a trench without the hard work. Just need to keep earthing up.
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I think that would depend on the contract. There isn't anything specific in mine about what you have to grow (apart from a ban on big trees), but then ours is a very relaxed site.
Flowerlover3 here is the rules bit for my site -
Nothing about not having a plot with all flowers
Thanks Scroggin I use root trays same company that made root trainers pot they work really well - good if you take out of the guttering in sections if long about 30cm
Went to the plot today done lots of digging and had 4 on my plot at one time with neighbour helping strim the grass and weed bits, as dad joined us to help today the plot look so good now that it has been strimmed with the paths done too
Raffle in shop tomorrow I have my tickets
Hello all as far as I known the only restrictions are
no restriction on flowers ect. farely easy going
Hope you are all keeping well in Tenby at moment on holiday
scroggin nice to be warmer weatther, you get nice worms in horse manure
Went to the allotment today and shop I did not win the raffle
Had a celebration picnic on the plot (sunny ish and cloudy still bit cold so coats on) as it was a year ago I signed up to the plot and 1st of May was the first day I started digging on the plot
Done some more digging still more to go yet
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Just been looking at picture of Gardengirl's allotment shop (posted in March) - absolutely brilliant. I might have missed further details in another message, but can Gardengirl tell us how this shop is run and funded? Here in Marlow in Bucks, we have two allotment sites, and a shop, even half as good as GG's, would be a treat.
Depending on GG's response - and ,indeed, any comments on this subject from other forum members, I will pester our allotment committee, and local Town Council to see what they can do. Might prove interesting!
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How many plots on your site?
We asked at the allotment shop it is run by the committee on a voluntary basis on Saturday and Sunday mornings 8.30am - 12.30pm and it is non profit shop, they get the items from a cash and carry store, the allotment association own the shop building - think they started like the co-op - see if you can funding from somewhere
We all pay a membership fee of £4 a year which gives you 20% off seeds and packet item like feed that they get in bulk and bag up themselves- you do not get discount on all the stuff in the shop - we lots of membership fees that helps them get stock
hope this helps you pentillie
Got lot's of little jobs done on the plot.
I was late sowing toms so have bought 7 different varieties, ranging from 99p to ??1.20.
Also bought a bulb planter to plant main crop spuds with, the area is well dug and I read somewhere a bulb planter means the spud will be buried same depth as digging a trench without the hard work. Just need to keep earthing up.
Zommer44 I used a bulb planter before to plant runner beans from pots does wonders - good idea for spuds
I am behind with sowing most things need to do the cucumbers yet