We are getting an allotment

[Cherry Christmas]

:amazed:

Browsing the local Newsletter on Saturday, noticed a very small advert saying they had cleared the Allotment waiting list and if interested to register so sent an email on Saturday, heard back yesterday they had plots available and today we have chosen our plot

We are allotment virgins so anyone who grows anything would be grateful to hear about what you grow

Have sent off for a month by month book from Amazon

[Holly Christmas]

Queen Cherie of self sustainment :love:

[Cherry Christmas]

Queen Cherie of self sustainment :love:

Right, when the war comes I will be feeding TiBB :laugh:

[The Human Santapede]

Oooh nice, things my grandad taught me were to spend time to properly map out the allotment before planting anything, to rotate crops each year to avoid pests/diseases and to consider seasons as you can grow things in every season.

Potatoes help the soil so defo grow some of those.

[Cherry Christmas]

Oooh nice, things my grandad taught me were to spend time to properly map out the allotment before planting anything, to rotate crops each year to avoid pests/diseases and to consider seasons as you can grow things in every season.

Potatoes help the soil so defo grow some of those.

oh cool, yes spuds are defo on our list, carrots, onions swede maybe ....will be alot of learning I expect, I always remember my Dad growing lettuce and we couldn't consume it as quickly as it grew, so it used to grow really tall and stringy so staggering as well maybe, gosh I used to hate lettuce as it was forced on us every day in Summer :fist:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Looks like someone has lost the plot

[Cherry Christmas]

Looks like someone has lost the plot

:omgno:

[Livia]

Good for you. Every year I'm going to grow veggies and so far it hasn't happened. Hope your allotment is a roaring success.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Oh exciting, we did a trial run on growing stuff this year, Potatoes and Peas were the easiest and most successful

[thesheriff443]

No doubt you will be growing da herb
And cutting the fertiliser in the potting shed

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Cherie and Mr C

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[Parmy]

Have to start calling you barbs

[Rustic bauble]

My friend has one...its rewarding eating your own produce so good luck Cherie.

[bots]

home grown peas are magnificent, strawberries too

[ChristmasNeeve]

home grown peas are magnificent, strawberries too

I was surprised how much I liked them as I'm not a big fan of garden peas from the shop. They tasted really nutty and delicious, especially nice uncooked straight from the pod or in a salad. They're so easy to grow as well

[bots]

I was surprised how much I liked them as I'm not a big fan of garden peas from the shop. They tasted really nutty and delicious, especially nice uncooked straight from the pod or in a salad. They're so easy to grow as well

when i was a kid i ate raw peas by the handful. They are just not the same from the shops.

I should also mention tomatoes, but they really need a greenhouse

[ChristmasNeeve]

when i was a kid i ate raw peas by the handful. They are just not the same from the shops.

I should also mention tomatoes, but they really need a greenhouse

I find tomatoes pretty tricky, the first time I tried them they got absolutely decimated by woodlice and this year (different place so thankfully the woodlice weren't an issue) I over crowded the little green house I put them in and by the time I'd sorted that and they started to grow properly it was just the wrong time of the year I think :laugh:

[bots]

I find tomatoes pretty tricky, the first time I tried them they got absolutely decimated by woodlice and this year (different place so thankfully the woodlice weren't an issue) I over crowded the little green house I put them in and by the time I'd sorted that and they started to grow properly it was just the wrong time of the year I think :laugh:

if you don't get blazing sunshine when they are about to ripen, it's a disaster.

Carrots, lettuce etc are not really worth the effort comparing to shop bought i think

[ChristmasNeeve]

if you don't get blazing sunshine when they are about to ripen, it's a disaster.

Carrots, lettuce etc are not really worth the effort comparing to shop bought i think

we did plant some carrots and they were lovely but they were very small

[Cherry Christmas]

when i was a kid i ate raw peas by the handful. They are just not the same from the shops.

I should also mention tomatoes, but they really need a greenhouse

Recall doing that as well :laugh:

[Cherry Christmas]

Thanks all, peas are another one, I think we will just go with easy grows like spud, onions, peas, and some herbs to begin with

[Cherry Christmas]

Just paid, it is 37.00 for the year and that includes water and 100.00 refundable deposit as long as you hand it back in a reasonable state....bargain !

[ChristmasNeeve]

Just paid, it is 37.00 for the year and that includes water and 100.00 refundable deposit as long as you hand it back in a reasonable state....bargain !

That's great value

[Christmas Dynasnow]

My friend was unconvinced when I told him someone keeps stealing soil from his allotment.
I thought he’d lost the plot.

Now someone keeps adding more and more.

The plot thickens.:shocked:

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

I don't know what that means exactly, but it sounds amazing

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

My friend was unconvinced when I told him someone keeps stealing soil from his allotment.
I thought he’d lost the plot.

Now someone keeps adding more and more.

The plot thickens.:shocked:

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[Ammi]

…just as we get through one bean-gate, Cherie kicking off again with another…?…that’s very exciting to plan and plant/from small seeds, big vegetable grow etc…happy planting for next year…:love:…

[Ammi]

I don't know what that means exactly, but it sounds amazing

…it’s basically, renting a plot of planting land for vegetable/fruit growing etc…also an allotment shed is good for keeping the dead bodies…

[ChristmasNeeve]

…it’s basically, renting a plot of planting land for vegetable/fruit growing etc…also an allotment shed is good for keeping the dead bodies…I learned all I know about allotments from Eastenders so yeah [emoji23] apparantly we do have them here in Ireland too although i literally never heard of them until Eastenders. Very good idea though for anyone living in the city/an apartment etc

[Ammi]

I learned all I know about allotments from Eastenders so yeah [emoji23] apparantly we do have them here in Ireland too although i literally never heard of them until Eastenders. Very good idea though for anyone living in the city/an apartment etc

…yeah, in all of my extended family’s homes in the North, they all have big plots for vegetable growing, so I’m not sure they would know allotments…but perfect for town/city dwellers and also for those who use their garden spaces for social gatherings, which is a big thing since COVID times…it’s nice to have that separate allotment as well, my dad had one when we were very young and it was always a gathering of people, vegetable swapping…and as I say, dead bodies…you hide my body/I’ll hide yours and the police will never find them…

[ChristmasNeeve]

…yeah, in all of my extended family’s homes in the North, they all have big plots for vegetable growing, so I’m not sure they would know allotments…but perfect for town/city dwellers and also for those who use their garden spaces for social gatherings, which is a big thing since COVID times…it’s nice to have that separate allotment as well, my dad had one when we were very young and it was always a gathering of people, vegetable swapping…and as I say, dead bodies…you hide my body/I’ll hide yours and the police will never find them…[emoji23]

[Thotmas]

Oh wow. Congrats. Want to get one for mom

[Thotmas]

home grown peas are magnificent, strawberries too

I suppose everything homegrown is better :hee:

[Cherry Christmas]

…it’s basically, renting a plot of planting land for vegetable/fruit growing etc…also an allotment shed is good for keeping the dead bodies…


Funnily enough I glanced through Mr C's life insurance policy yesterday :pipe:

[Ammi]

Funnily enough I glanced through Mr C's life insurance policy yesterday :pipe:

…well now we’re going to go straight to the allotment shed to find him…:fan:…but you wouldn’t do that to Tilly’s dad so he’s safe…for now…

[James]

Just paid, it is 37.00 for the year and that includes water and 100.00 refundable deposit as long as you hand it back in a reasonable state....bargain !

They cost about that here too.

I've thought about it, but it depends whether I have the time.

[Merry Mockmas]

Congratulations Cherie.:wavey:

[Cherry Christmas]

Congratulations Cherie.:wavey:

Thank you, we now have an allotment and a book about allotments, soon we may visit said allotment :laugh:

[Merry Mockmas]

Thank you, we now have an allotment and a book about allotments, soon we may visit said allotment :laugh:

That's good to hear.

It's not my forte, so I don't really have much to add to this discussion tbh.:laugh:

But I hope that everything runs smoothly on your visit to the allotment.