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New allotment OMG...Part 2...

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  • Ginagibbs do they take a while to germinate? - think I will start some off next week, My one fork is still bent out of shape don't know if it will be fixed but I have the new one border fork and the big fork which has been used on the allotment plot which is great

    So that is it we will all be going on a trip to Aldi just in different areas - so at least there should be some gardening stuff there 

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    Gardengirl, I was also wondering how my plot was, I didn't get there till today! image Finally some pictures: this is when I first took the plot on last autumn (the greenhouses aren't mine, they are on neighbouring plots)

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    and this is now (it's just the rectangular plot in the middle, not the nice bed in the background on the left and none of the structures)

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     I'm quite pleased. image

    The grassy patch at the top is grazing rye.

  • Aster2 your plot is looking good looks as though you have done loads since it started, nice lot of trees there, great sunny day today looks as though your allotments are nice and peaceful

    Which way would your new bit of plot be?

    I see you have chicken neighbours

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    Thanks, Gardengirl. It is very peaceful indeed. The new bit will be diagonally, top right. Closer to the trees at the back but not too shady.

    I'm glad of the chicken neighbours, it'll be a good way to dispose of slugs.

  • Think I can see a plot with long grassy plants behind that greenhouse is that it? or is it out the picture

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    No, it's out of the picture.

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Aster2 , looking good , lots of hard work gone into it image

    Funny my border fork broke but next door is a great engineer so he will fix it 

    Was in Town today and Wilkos have really good garden tools and at a good price image

  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    Thanks, GWRS! image

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    Aster2 - your plot is looking good...image...You'll find if you can generate heat in the black compost bin's, stuff rots down really quickly and you can end up with black gold, good enough to mix with mpc for potting up.   

    I was down on the plot today and found it really disheartening. We have one bee keeper, and he was leaving with his hives..   

  • Zoomer44 is he giving up the plot?  nice that you got to the plot

    Aster2 that's me looking the wrong way dyslexic here looked to the top left

    Us lot and our forks hey

    Hampshire Gardener
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