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Hawthorne
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Hello from another newbie

Post: # 102095Post Hawthorne »

First of all, can I apologise in advance for the huge number of potentially silly / obvious questions I'm likely to ask?

I have, as of this morning (excuse me, YEEHAH!) , been assigned an allotment - 120 square metres of grassland - and I want to do the best that I can with this.

I'm now trying to work out what I can grow, given the late start, and a good rotation scheme for the various veggies. I realise that the plot won't realise its full potential this year, but I want to make sure I do as well as I can.
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Post: # 102109Post MKG »

Congratulations, Hawthorne, and welcome to the Happy Hillside Home for Stray Cats and Dogs. :hello2:

You still have time to get spuds in, and they'll help prepare the ground for next year. Apart from that, dig out a small prepared bed and start planting salad crops. And it's not too late for broad beans - and runner beans come much later anyway. Oh, there's loads of stuff ...
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Post: # 102118Post johnhcrf »

Welcome, Hawthorne!
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Post: # 102122Post tim&fatima »

Hello and welcome. :cheers:
We have just taken on an allotment only last week.
we are going to plant as much "late " crops as we can. ( once it's cleared )

Have fun.
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Post: # 102204Post red »

welcome :flower: and congrats on the lottie

dont worry about daft questions we all ask them!
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Re: Hello from another newbie

Post: # 102270Post AXJ »

Hawthorne wrote:First of all, can I apologise in advance for the huge number of potentially silly / obvious questions I'm likely to ask?
LoL join the club, the AXJ family are full of them, the wonderful thing about this forum is that people are so kind and really help :)
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Post: # 102279Post Millymollymandy »

Hello and welcome!
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Hiya

Post: # 102601Post Rachel Squires »

Hi Hawthorne,

Congrats with the allotment! :cheers:
Welcome from another noob!

Best wishes

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Post: # 102692Post Peggy Sue »

I got my allotment end of June last year and planted LOADS of stuff :cheers:

Admittedly it wasn't grassland it was already a growing site, but I grew cabbages, broccoli, purple sprouting, pak choi, turnip greens, turnips, broad beans, peas (although not very well!) spring onions, radish, loads & loads of spinach- I had no idea it was quite so easy to grow :shock:

oh yes also winter radish - great for stews.

Everyone loves silly questions here, mine are answered everytime, and other people asking 'silly' questions helps me to learn stuff I didn't think I needed to know :oops:

Good luck!
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