meant to add would the mini 'patio' trees i keep seeing advertised be any good on allotment, couould i put them in open ground?or best to keep in pots? could i espalier trees this small or are they meant to be just 1 stem?
rosemummy, check what's the maximum allowed size of trees on your allotment, then look up the rootstocks used for the types of trees you want and choose the one that will give you the required size. Also check how to stake each tree depending on the rootstock: an apple on M27 will require permanent staking, for example.
GWRS great pics your plot is looking amazing - what is the plant in the second tyre planter? silver one
The bark chipping at the allotment is going down, not sure quite who is using it know next door is using some - I have one bag but not really wanting any at min
Rosemummy have you contacted the council about getting a key - we had to pay £5 to get the key and collect from council office area - patio trees are normally dwarf and think it should be fine in the ground - if one stem prob cordon trees which are grown for fruits close to stem
We got started after having the key and signing up to the plot and later on got sent an invoice to pay part rent as was not a full year - hope you get started soon phone contact them again find out information
Potted up lots of lettuce seedling and some flowers, also potted on cucumbers and courgettes
Going to a talk tonight on vegetables with Southampton gardening club - not been there before the talk is by another allotmenteer on the same site so hoping to get some tips and know what things grow well on the site
Gardengirl , the silver plant is a " Curry plant " really nice smell to it , enjoy your talk , might have some tips
Spent day at allotment put in Leeks a bit small but need to get them in as away next week , plus lots of weeding
We went with local garden club to Thorne's at Rand near Wragby in Lincolnshire who make Beehives and other Bee keeping equipments a really interesting day out , been going for over 100 years and still family owned
I put in more sweet peas and some beans. The French beans I put in last week have developed brown spots on leaves. It was quite bad, I removed the worst affected, but I couldn't remove all the affected leaves because there wouldn't be many left. A neighbour told me that this is something going through the allotment and several people's runner beans have been affected. Hmph. With no fungicides available for edible crops there's not much we can do about it.
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That's a beautifully tended plot, GWRS.
inspiring pics, we've still not got details to pay or keys...getting v impatient!
meant to add would the mini 'patio' trees i keep seeing advertised be any good on allotment, couould i put them in open ground?or best to keep in pots? could i espalier trees this small or are they meant to be just 1 stem?
rosemummy, check what's the maximum allowed size of trees on your allotment, then look up the rootstocks used for the types of trees you want and choose the one that will give you the required size. Also check how to stake each tree depending on the rootstock: an apple on M27 will require permanent staking, for example.
GWRS great pics your plot is looking amazing - what is the plant in the second tyre planter? silver one
The bark chipping at the allotment is going down, not sure quite who is using it know next door is using some - I have one bag but not really wanting any at min
Rosemummy have you contacted the council about getting a key - we had to pay £5 to get the key and collect from council office area - patio trees are normally dwarf and think it should be fine in the ground - if one stem prob cordon trees which are grown for fruits close to stem
Lots to pot on so off I go
thanks gg, filled in form and phoned to ensure it had been received..that was 2 weeks ago, we haven't been asked to pay yet, just want to get started!
We got started after having the key and signing up to the plot and later on got sent an invoice to pay part rent as was not a full year - hope you get started soon phone contact them again find out information
Potted up lots of lettuce seedling and some flowers, also potted on cucumbers and courgettes
Going to a talk tonight on vegetables with Southampton gardening club - not been there before the talk is by another allotmenteer on the same site so hoping to get some tips and know what things grow well on the site
Rose mummy , I would defiantly chase up Council
Gardengirl , the silver plant is a " Curry plant " really nice smell to it , enjoy your talk , might have some tips
Spent day at allotment put in Leeks a bit small but need to get them in as away next week , plus lots of weeding
We went with local garden club to Thorne's at Rand near Wragby in Lincolnshire who make Beehives and other Bee keeping equipments a really interesting day out , been going for over 100 years and still family owned
Just sitting in sun with a beer to recover
I put in more sweet peas and some beans. The French beans I put in last week have developed brown spots on leaves. It was quite bad, I removed the worst affected, but I couldn't remove all the affected leaves because there wouldn't be many left. A neighbour told me that this is something going through the allotment and several people's runner beans have been affected. Hmph. With no fungicides available for edible crops there's not much we can do about it.