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Hello there, Lucky you to have your own field! I think you should probably just start digging whenever you're ready, as you'll have to do a lot of it. I wouldn't bother with a green manure as it will be fertile enough if it's been left fallow for a while. What I WOULD do is cover the areas you've du...

My allotment site is very small and has lots of organic/make-it-up-as-you-go-along types, so I'm thinking of arranging a competition next year with categories like "Longest Whole Piece of Bindweed", "Fattest Dandelion Root", "Strangest object Found in the Soil" and &quo...

Come to think of it, I kind of skipped the queue by taking over a friend's allotment that she didn't want any more. I got it in August, so everyone was used to seeing me there by January when the rents were due... This did coincide with a lot of other changes on the site though as the tennants were ...

You might like to see this article on getting an allotment - and a very good site http://www.paulkingsnorth.net/plot4.html

The provision of "field gardens" was a condition of the General Inclosure Act of 1845, and the 1887 Allotment Act says that councils must provide allotments if there is demand - some advice here about how to approach your local council http://www.nsalg.org.uk/page.php?page_id=25 To strengt...

If you're going to put cardboard down, weigh it down with some carpet, or something else that will cover a large area of it. I put loads of cardboard down last winter and it was great, but I just put stones on the corners and of course when it's wet it tears around the stones and when it's dry it bl...

Hello! This is an interesting topic. I work 26 hours a week over three and a half days, and am also getting out of debt at the same time. I can do this partly because I am earning a decent wage - about 11,000pa before tax which is plenty to live on now I've reduced my debt to manageable levels. The ...

They're gorgeous! Ducks are my favourite. Actually I'm not always stuck in an office, I lead a double life where I work part-time in front of a computer and spend the rest of the time growing veg to sell to my neighbours. Would love to work outside all the time though. Have any of you heard of Tinke...

Bantams? Cool! Can we see any photos? That's so exciting!
Alice

Leeds is alright, it has lots of green spaces and lots of housing co-ops. If you ever do visit check out the Common Place www.thecommonplace.org.uk I'm very impressed to have had so many replies so quickly - are you all frustrated farmers stuck in office jobs? I want to run away with a circus but ha...

Why does a picture of Margo appear next to my message?

I'm MUCH more like Barbara...

Alice

Hello!

Anyone else out there from Leeds?

Good site, innit?

Alice