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New allotment OMG...Part 2...

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  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    I'm away this weekend so will try to go to plot tomorrow to check seedlings 

    I don't seem to do well with carrots, parsnips or mooli. Was going to sow more broad beans and peas this week to have a succession crop. 

  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172

    Went to the allotment yesterday and done lots of bark chipping moving took the garden wheelbarrow which helped big time

    Did some hammering, sawing and drilling added wood edging planks around my bird area,  off plot dug over soil and levelled out the area added weed matting and lots of bark chipping for path off plot near brambles

    Made a big difference even if only half sorted

    I would get one of those window opening vents for the gh - seen them online and in Hilliers gc bit of money but easier on yourself

    I have brought raffle tickets to win a portable stove from the allotment few weeks off yet

    Lots off seedlings growing, need to plant my gladioli bulbs soon

    Hampshire Gardener
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  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Scroggins , best of luck with greenhouse, I would be without mine image

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  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172

    Scroggin was nice weather today

    Spent most of day at plot sorting out a bit of digging and started building the fence around my bird house area sorted that bit, more people out and about today

    watched the butterflies flying around, did have a butterfly this morning in my plastic walk in gh which I took out and let fly off

    Later sowed some seeds cucumbers, cucamelons, courgettes and pumpkin - thans for them Zoomer44

    GWRS my chick pea seeds are up

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Hello, I'm new, both to the forums and allotment having o/ I'm a flower grower who has been dreaming of veg for years but never lived close enough to allotments to have one. Then I moved house and this week finally got my own plot of earth to dig.  It's an allotment/community garden and unfortunately no permanent structures, but that's ok because it's 2 minutes walk from my house so I can just wheelbarrow stuff  round, also very close to my food and kettle. 

    Here she is (if the upload worked)

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  • Woohoo well done Learnincurve, have fun and the forum is great for advice and help with growing things!!

  • Two hours of digging and half of my patch is prepared, I could get used to this. Effort was put in, results are visible. I'm going to start propagating inca berries, which are the fruit of the gods and need growing like tomatoes when the sun goes down a bit.

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