Allotment

[bill]

Has anyone else got an allotment? heres some pics of mine. i only took it on in the summer. ive gone for raised beds with woodchip paths.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[treedave]

Had one as a kid back in N'cle. Spent years digging spuds and barrowing "manure" - always a good source of bait for the next fishing trip!. I've go to agree with you on the raised beds - easy to maintain, no bother walking on boards to work in them, good at keeping the carrot root fly off them and you can put a strip of copper round them to keep the slugs off (if it doesn't get nicked!).

Is the bit under black plastic yours? Good for killing off with but some old carpet works well over winter when it's or "resting" (no light, but lets the water and air through so doesn't go slimey).

 

All your missing is a greenhouse, tool shed, deck chair and wind up radio, then you can retire:001_tongue:

 

Note to self - get round to the raised beds on the garden before I retire!

[David Humphries]

Lookin good there Bill.

Obviously keeping you pretty busy.

 

Had mine for a couple of years, don't get up there half as much as I should.

 

Started to raise the beds this year and have planted a fair load of fruit trees and bushes.

Apple, Plum, Raspberry & Jostaberry.

 

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[danbrown87]

Looking good. Incidently Dave, allotments are now impossible to get in Newcastle!

[Jamie]

Woodchip path, where do you get your chip from?????

 

Jamie

[treedave]

DB87,

Have they finally got round to selling them all off and putting posh houses on them or is there the waiting list from hell?. I know that my folks have converted the back lawn as there was a 3 year wait (if you're lucky) in Throckley.

 

Nice to see the kids on the 'lotty Monkeyd, give it a few years and you'll have your own pair of diggers & pickers.

[Henk]

Yep I have, started to go over to deep beds on part of it as an experiment. Been fairly traditional in the past. Like the look of your system, productive I bet

[danbrown87]

The Local Authorities have just became more and more incompetent. There are a few derelict allotment sites about but phones aren't answered etc. I'm apparently number 68 on a list of more than 200 (and growing), 2 years after first enquiring. I'm thinking about going down the "Dig for Victory" route myself.

[bill]

Is the bit under black plastic yours? Good for killing off with but some old carpet works well over winter when it's or "resting" (no light, but lets the water and air through so doesn't go slimey).

 

All your missing is a greenhouse, tool shed, deck chair and wind up radio, then you can retire:001_tongue:

 

treedave

 

i covered the plot with carpet to help kill the weeds. the paths have membraine under the woodchip to stop the weeds. i dont want a greenhouse or shed as it attracts vandals.

 

Lookin good there Bill.

Obviously keeping you pretty busy.

 

Had mine for a couple of years, don't get up there half as much as I should.

 

Started to raise the beds this year and have planted a fair load of fruit trees and bushes.

Apple, Plum, Raspberry & Jostaberry.

 

Monkeyd looks good, do use weed killer?

 

Looks good, bill. I hope you get the most out of it. The wife and I used to have an allottment a while ago but had to give it up due to vandalism; they smashed the greenhouse, set alight to the shed, smashed down the peas and beans, trampled over the spuds, radishes & carrots to name but a few things. Swines. Would love to have it back.

 

treesurfer

 

sorry to here that, shame you had to give it up.

 

Yep I have, started to go over to deep beds on part of it as an experiment. Been fairly traditional in the past. Like the look of your system, productive I bet

 

raised beds are good, great if you have poor soil, they are easier to manage and mine are 4 foot wide so you can reach them from both sides without having to stand on them.

 

The Local Authorities have just became more and more incompetent. There are a few derelict allotment sites about but phones aren't answered etc. I'm apparently number 68 on a list of more than 200 (and growing), 2 years after first enquiring. I'm thinking about going down the "Dig for Victory" route myself.

 

dan go for it, just start digging! lay some carpet over a space and then dig it over in the spring.

[David Humphries]

 

 

Monkeyd looks good, do use weed killer?

 

 

 

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I wish,

 

covenant on starting up with me lotty pardner was green, green, green

 

 

Keeping the alien hoardes at bay is a full time battle.

 

 

 

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