[Cherie]

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

[Kate!]

Queen Cherie of self sustainment

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Queen Cherie of self sustainment

Right, when the war comes I will be feeding TiBB

[Benjamin]

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.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

Looks like someone has lost the plot

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Looks like someone has lost the plot

[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.

[Niamh.]

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

Cherie and Mr C

[Beso]

Have to start calling you barbs

[rusticgal]

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

[bots]

home grown peas are magnificent, strawberries too

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bots

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]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bots

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

[bots]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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

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

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bots

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bots

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

[Cherie]

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

[Cherie]

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 !

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

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.

[Maru]

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