Yay I got an allotment today

nodwah

:j:j

I've been on the waiting list for years, I got a call today to come down to the site as a plot was free... and I snapped it up on the spot as it were:j

£22 per year + £5 joining fee not bad I think.

It has millions of weeds and a mouse but has a nice south facing aspect and also has loads of fruit bushes that have been left.

I'm just a little worried about clearing it but on the whole :j:beer::j:T:j

lottiegirl

Fantastic , enjoy ! I have had my allotment for 4 years now and love it. Lovely to inherit some fruit bushes, Recommend clearing a section and getting some plants/seeds in then continuing clearing the rest . There is loads of good advice of the Green fingers section.

nodwah

Ta,
only downside is there's no toilet, so I need to get a shed and a bucket

wogglemaker

Well done and enjoy!! horray on the fruit bushes, take it small area at a time and enjoy

lutink

YAY FOR YOU! :j
I got my first one in feb this year and i'm in love i swera...clearing is a pain, i'm still not completly done, but i cleared it a section at a time and i seem to be getting there, some things are in and some beds are ready for when it warms up!
Well done with the fruit bushes, i found a gooseberry bush and some rhubarb on mine so i know the joy!
Have fun and ask everyone here if you get stuck.....x

Orange_King

That sounds too good a bargain! £22 for a whole year????

Well done - I'm sure you'll easily make that back. Good luck with it.

nodwah

Yes I thought at first he meant £22 a month! Total Bargain!

I will def only do small bits at a time no worries! I still have a garden at home to deal with!

There are some small makeshift raised beds ( that don't have any soil in them) that I can make a start with and there are 3 compost heaps (3!) to investigate.

Guess I will have a sore back after the weekend!

angelavdavis

Lucky you Nodwah!

I have been on the list for a couple of years and recently had a phone call from a local privately run allotment to ask what type of allotment I wanted. Still waiting for news....

Sally_A

Good luck nodwah - £22 a year, BARGAIN!!. If you're quick you can reap that back in runner beans alone (supermarket prices 7.5p per bean:eek:).

Enjoy!! :T:T

invisiblecabbage

nodwah wrote: »

:j:j

I've been on the waiting list for years, I got a call today to come down to the site as a plot was free... and I snapped it up on the spot as it were:j

£22 per year + £5 joining fee not bad I think.

It has millions of weeds and a mouse but has a nice south facing aspect and also has loads of fruit bushes that have been left.

I'm just a little worried about clearing it but on the whole :j:beer::j:T:j

That's brilliant news nodwah, good luck:T:T

nodwah

Thank you all!