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Allotment Journal

Post: # 15074Post scragster »

HI i have an alloment in Dorset and am currently trying to get together bits and pieces for a journal for our allotment-anyone have any ideas??
I would love to include the history of allotments and how ours started, also funny gardening/allotment stories and any tips for growing certain fruit veg or flowers
:geek: :cheers:

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Post: # 15085Post Shirley »

Hellooooooooooooooooo

Welcome to the site.

I'm sure you'll pick up loads of hints and tips and stories as you find your way around the site - and no doubt you'll have lots of your own to share.

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Post: # 15089Post Libby »

Hiya scragster :flower:
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Post: # 15096Post Andy Hamilton »

Hello there scragster and welcome did you check out http://www.selfsufficientish.com/allotments.htm - for a bit of info?

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Post: # 15103Post glenniedragon »

Hello there! welcome to the site! I'm sure you'll find loads of brains to pick here....................urgh, what a thought- have you scrubbed those ears Nev?
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Post: # 15109Post woolcraft »

Hiya Scragster, Welcome to -ishness and looking forward to hearing more from you. Sue

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Post: # 15118Post Wombat »

glenniedragon wrote:Hello there! welcome to the site! I'm sure you'll find loads of brains to pick here....................urgh, what a thought- have you scrubbed those ears Nev?
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G'Day Scragster and welcome to the site!

Sounds like an intersting project

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Post: # 15164Post scragster »

thanks everyone :lol:
will let you know how the journal gets on-would rather be outside on my allotment and pottering in the garden than be in work!! its cold however a great day for being outdoors!! :flower:

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Post: # 15184Post ina »

Hiya Scragster and welcome!

Yep, a nice day today - if it wasn't for the snow I'd like to be in the garden, too!
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Post: # 15188Post scragster »

Oh to have snow! if we get as much as half an inch - people dont come to work! Id be straight down the allotment doing a spot of clanging the frost bitten earth! if not id be wrapped up warm and out with the dog

....oh in my own dream world now (well it is lunch time) :mrgreen:

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Post: # 15281Post hedgewizard »

Hiya Scragster! Whereabouts are you? I'm near Puddletown. We're lucky enough to have our allotment in the garden, but we have a couple of dig buddies who have allotments in Dorchester.

There's a fair few allotmenteers who keep blogs, so if you want a detailed record of what people get up to you could do a search of blogger.com

Welcome to the site, and chip up if you want to know anything! I've never yet asked a question that didn't get any replies (even the daft ones)

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Post: # 15328Post scragster »

hiya hedewizard
am in parkstone-used to go to Kingston Maurward in Dorchester-love that place :lol:

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Post: # 15330Post hedgewizard »

You're only half an hour from me then! Maybe we should have a regional conference...! I'm about 5 minutes from Kingston Maurward. What course did you do there?

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Post: # 15339Post scragster »

did Countryside Management (bout 10yrs ago now) :shock:
Parkstone is quite a nice place to live-prefer it to Bournemouth-maybe im just getting old hehe
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Post: # 15401Post Millymollymandy »

I haven't said hello yet - so HELLO!

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