THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

TiredTrophy

Statuary allotments ie not private, are regulated y the Allotments Acts. The rules for eviction are complex . It's slightly different if the site has been leased to the local association to run. Local regulations do not supersede law.
When trying to manage neglected plots, one is damned if you evict and the same if you don't. Accused of lack of management skills if a plot is overgrown or has 'useful items' stored on it but if an eviction order is given then local press says how cruel one is!

In my experience, folks are very reluctant to downsize and do not see that their plot does not look as lovely to other people as it might have done when they were at fheir peak. They do not want to give up the space that they might have had for 40 years and spent lots of time and money on. Other folks just want a space to get away from family or are pottering while coping with mental health issues. ..
I have dealt with committees and councils who inspect every month! And others who didn't even reliably know who was working which plot or collect the rent.

Allotments in the UK are being lost to development and do not get replaced with sites within walking distance or with decent soil. They need to be supported.

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ivyleaf wrote: »

We haven't been to France for a few years and I'm just starting to miss it!

I went a year or so ago, and, TBH, I think it's overrated.

ivyleaf

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I went a year or so ago, and, TBH, I think it's overrated.

Was that the first time you'd been there? It is quite varied! Or are you just pulling my pilsener?

cheel Oh dear! I think if it's very bad I would just go to Minor Injuries anyway. Last time my DD2 went there she actually ended up seeing her own GP as he was on duty there!

Doveling

Tired Trophy - I don't mean just a couple of years overgrown or veg not in pristine rows.
I mean so overgrown there could possibly be a lost tribe living in there :rotfl: and nobody has been seen on the plot by neighbouring allotmenters(sp?) for years.

No idea how it works but I wouldn't put it past the local council to say because they are not used, the land will be sold off for development as not needed.
Even though there is a waiting list!:(

Have good holidays & festivals.

Cheel - good plan to visit the chemist. Hope he's ok.

TiredTrophy

That is a very common tactic which I have seen often and can be fought.
I am no longer in the UK so not fighting those battles at the moment. The personal vitriol from the last one was one reason to go abroad for a while!

WantToBeSE

Thanks IvyLeaf for the welcome

All this talk of allotments has me itching to get started on my garden. The house i am moving to has 2 gardens and i am planning on growing some fruits and veggies in 1 of them. I have had very minimal success growing veggies in potato sacks in my current house.

Any tips for beginners?

I have to try and see the space first, the garden is so overgrown that i have to strim it all to get a good look at it first!

So, moving day is Saturday, and i plan not to spend any money on food before then.
I've spent a fortune on carpet this week, so not been able to start the prepping as of yet.

Margaret54

Did anyone watch the programme last night about Greece? It was so interesting and I recorded it so my dh can watch it when he is off work. I even watched it this morning as well. It was on R.T.E and called Greece: Days of Change The people there are in a very difficult situation, and the ordinary people have helped each other and they are hoping to grow a collective We. They are struggling but are determined to survive, and I admire them so much for taking their stance and moving forward. The country is beautiful.

pineapple

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Any tips for beginners?

I have to try and see the space first, the garden is so overgrown that i have to strim it all to get a good look at it first!

Check which areas get the most shade and sun and plan your growing accordingly. It's also worth checking your soil type and looking at what seems to grow well in the area.

moneyistooshorttomention

Beginner gardeners - I've often seen the advice to wait a year to see how things are in the garden.

It may not be possible (ie if you've been waiting so long to have a proper garden that you want to start it yesterday:)) - but it is useful to just put temporary stuff in until you see the "lie of the land" and then you can start putting in the permanent stuff. I just whipped out everything that was there to start with (as I knew there wouldnt be a single thing worth saving) and put in a load of temporary type plug plants to start with (vegetable ones in my case).

Once a year is up - then you've had a chance to work out if the weather affecting your garden is worse than you thought (yep...I found mine was - much worse), where puddles of rain might hang around for a while, what type of soil you have, etc. For instance - after that first year - I had realised there was a major drainage problem that none of the previous owners had bothered to sort out (I have now though).

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ivyleaf wrote: »

Was that the first time you'd been there?

Yes.

TBH, I prefer Germany and Belgium.