I have an allotment!!!

[dandysmom]

How exciting, Yola! Don't despair at lack of growing experience, it's not all that difficult, and there is nothing like fresh produce from your own plot! We're here to help anytime!

[yola]

DM - I'm working on the basis that if I don't try it I'll never learn! So yes, once things get under way I'll be asking for lots of pointers and tips from all you seasoned vegetable cultivators

[dandysmom]

Yola, I've never had an allotment, all my experience is growing in a small City backyard bed; but I've grown all sorts of things besides the usual tomatoes, peppers, onions and herbs. Have grown asparagus (yummy!), dill, shallots, garlic, Chinese chives and other things; mostly successfully. This is going to be so much fun (and some hard work) for you and the boys! Look forward to more posts and pics of your space!

Are you cursed with garden destroying squirrels and rabbits?

[Kazz]

Originally Posted by angieh

Great good luck Yola.

Have to say that my garden has become too big for me to cope with as far as digging and general maintenance goes. This very morning I have "interviewed" a gardener - he starts next week!

See if Hilary, Yola andI lived nearer we would be ideal gardeners we'd even pay you for the privillege

[Kazz]

Originally Posted by yola

DM - I'm working on the basis that if I don't try it I'll never learn! So yes, once things get under way I'll be asking for lots of pointers and tips from all you seasoned vegetable cultivators

I am not seasoned I only got mine this year and done nothing with it due to the trouble with my arm....but have surpressed it with old carpet as per gardening guru Hilary's instruction I want to put a shed on it for keeping a cool bag in in summer and a flask

But I look forward to it too, we wil be away in the Summer Yola we need laptops with webcams to getdirect instruction from Hilary.

[Kim]

Good luck with the allotment Yola.

My dad had an allotment for years. We spent many a happy hour there and he grew some wonderful produce. I remember one year we had so many marrows we didn't know what to do with them all!

[dandysmom]

Oh Lord, I forgot to mention zucchini! Unless you are awfully fond of them or have friends that will take the surplus.....don't put in too many; they produce like crazy!!

[calismum]

What fun that will be Yola - I love my garden and it is great fun trying to decide what to plant and then hope it turns out to resemble the picture on the seed packet.

I hope it turns out to be a decent sized plot and you decide to take it.

As previously said, we'll all be happy to suggest, help and enjoy with you.

[angieh]

Originally Posted by Kazz

See if Hilary, Yola andI lived nearer we would be ideal gardeners we'd even pay you for the privillege

That's so kind of you - at least I could provide tea and biccies or cake (OH does like to bake!).

[yola]

Thanks everyone I will take my camera with me on Saturday when we go to have a look.

One question - what size plot would be considered 'too small to bother with'? Or do you just adapt your crop choice/diversity to work with what you have?

I have been sent an ordnance survey copy and the map is 1:1100 . . . the plot is about a CM square on the map, (scrabbles for calculator) so by my apalling maths that makes it about 11M x 11M? Does that sound right? Surely it can't be 1.1M x 1.1M (see how number-blind I am )