Yay! I've got an allotment!

[Davie Crockett]

After being on the waiting list for nearly 2 years, I've finally got an allotment!

I can't wait to get down there and turn the turf ready for spring as apparently it's been fallow for a year
. It has a pond (left by the previous tenant) which has resident frogs and toads. Hopefully they'll help to keep the slug population down.

I need to plan my planting spaces now...

[prison break fan]

Well done! Now is the best time to get a plot as you have several months to plan it all. Enjoy!! pbf.

[trappa]

Nice one. Get a few books to give you ideas for planting nad for what your going to do with produce!! Good luck!!!

[pumpy]

Enjoy!! Nows the time to get stuck in. Break that soil up & let the frosts kill any possible deseases, & its not too late to get the broad beans, spring greens, etc in for early next year.

[trappa]

Yep, turn over that ground, im starting this morning turning mine over.
Im not bothering planting anything for next year now though. I planted jap onions and cabbage last year around this time but the garden was under snow for nearly six weeks solid and everything was dead so not taking a punt this year.
Just going to weed, turn it over and later on add lashings of horse muck.

[Davie Crockett]

Quick update: Lying fallow for a year had allowed couch grass and convulvulus to take hold. So I've had to resort to using glyphosate systemic weedkiller. It's not an option I took lightly as I hate using chemicals, but in this case I feel it was the best course of action to give us a clean slate.

I've just acquired an old rotovator from fleabay and need to do a bit of renovation on that before I churn the whole plot and quarter it for crop rotation, there was a piece which had a pile of rotted manure before it was left. I'll be planting Potatoes there, I also need to dig a 2 spade deep trench in the next plot for next years beans (The remains of an old compost heap can go in there before digging in and earthing over).

Happy times!

[happyhippy]

Oh wow thats pretty exciting!And great news about your Rotavator as well! Hope you have many happy years growing,and I am already starting to think about what I'm planting next year!All the best!

[Keaniebean]

Nice one Davey crockett. May you be enjoying the fruits of your labours soon

[Henwoman]

Brilliant, you'll never regret it. Not only will you have fresh, wholesome veggies but you'll get all that exercise too - what more can you want!