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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 6, 2007 14:24:28 GMT 1
Same here - we've still got loads to clear but it's amazing how quickly you can get through it. I've bought everyone wellies so there's no excuse, although the girls and OH are very keen, William is doing his best to wriggle out of it, new wellies or not! We've got lots of heaps of dead brambles which are going to go up a treat when we set light to them. The exhaust I found in the brambles - if I plant it will I grow a car? You might get a car nation though........ |
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Post by debbiem on Dec 6, 2007 14:31:49 GMT 1
Same here - we've still got loads to clear but it's amazing how quickly you can get through it. I've bought everyone wellies so there's no excuse, although the girls and OH are very keen, William is doing his best to wriggle out of it, new wellies or not! We've got lots of heaps of dead brambles which are going to go up a treat when we set light to them. The exhaust I found in the brambles - if I plant it will I grow a car? You might get a car nation though........ Oooo wince, CRINGE - good though! |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Dec 6, 2007 14:41:05 GMT 1
Same here - we've still got loads to clear but it's amazing how quickly you can get through it. I've bought everyone wellies so there's no excuse, although the girls and OH are very keen, William is doing his best to wriggle out of it, new wellies or not! We've got lots of heaps of dead brambles which are going to go up a treat when we set light to them. The exhaust I found in the brambles - if I plant it will I grow a car? You might get a car nation though........  ;D |
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 24, 2007 10:02:22 GMT 1
Went to the allotment to dig leeks and parsnips only to find that somebody has had half my leek crop.
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 24, 2007 12:04:45 GMT 1
NO! The complete and utter barsteward....that's a really low thing to do isn't it? Poor you....has anyone else had anything pinched?
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 24, 2007 12:19:28 GMT 1
NO! The complete and utter barsteward....that's a really low thing to do isn't it? Poor you....has anyone else had anything pinched? One other guy had his shed broken into. |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 24, 2007 18:42:26 GMT 1
Grrr, its so infurating, I hope they choke on them! At least you wont get this trouble next year Mick.
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Post by Sweetleaf on Dec 24, 2007 21:42:17 GMT 1
Went to the allotment to dig leeks and parsnips only to find that somebody has had half my leek crop.   |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 12:21:53 GMT 1
Went to the Lottie yesterday for a couple of hours, it was freezing cold and a bit windy but I really enjoyed pottering about, I weeded the cabbage bed which was swamped in chickweed and dug some parsnips, dug in the Runnerbean roots and stored the canes away safely..... and then just flitted about tidying up here and there.
I had imagined that the plot would have been a lot worse than it is, considering how much time Ive had for it of late, but I was pleasantly surprised. I reckon a couple more sessions like that and it will be back to normal. ;D
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Post by debidoos on Jan 7, 2008 12:36:53 GMT 1
yours looks immaculate compared to ours!!
We really need some bark chips to sort our paths!
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 12:39:28 GMT 1
yours looks immaculate compared to ours!! We really need some bark chips to sort our paths! Who got the big heap I left then?  |
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Post by debidoos on Jan 7, 2008 12:46:17 GMT 1
not us! we never got any, next door to bobs looks well mulched tho...
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 12:48:16 GMT 1
not us! we never got any, next door to bobs looks well mulched tho... Gerald? Well, I did say it was free to all didnt I? I didnt expect him to take it all though. Ill get on to the tree surgeons again, and see if we can have more.  |
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Post by debidoos on Jan 7, 2008 12:50:10 GMT 1
that'd be great! I bet you could find a use for more too!
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 12:52:14 GMT 1
that'd be great! I bet you could find a use for more too! ;D True. Plot two needs some work, the sheeting is doing its job though, its going to be easy to dig! |
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Post by dutchy on Jan 7, 2008 17:24:37 GMT 1
Sounds like you are in for it again  Have fun on the lottie this year Sweetleaf. Gosh it must be fun to have boardies so close to your own allotment. I'll make do with every ones pics so once you think your allotment is ready for it... Picture please pretty please... ;D |
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Post by roan on Jan 7, 2008 18:14:44 GMT 1
Yes, pictures please!
The idea of allotments is so alien here, perhaps because most people have enough room in their own gardens for a vege patch.
From what I have seen you could grow commercially on your allotments. Is that permitted?
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Post by Sleepy on Jan 7, 2008 18:15:48 GMT 1
Yes, pictures please! The idea of allotments is so alien here, perhaps because most people have enough room in their own gardens for a vege patch. From what I have seen you could grow commercially on your allotments. Is that permitted? No, it's not. It happens to some extent, but it is not permitted. |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 20:09:52 GMT 1
Sounds like you are in for it again Have fun on the lottie this year Sweetleaf. Gosh it must be fun to have boardies so close to your own allotment. I'll make do with every ones pics so once you think your allotment is ready for it... Picture please pretty please... ;D There are some pics in this thread, somewhere : Ill take some more. ;D |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 22:40:37 GMT 1
Yes, pictures please! The idea of allotments is so alien here, perhaps because most people have enough room in their own gardens for a vege patch. From what I have seen you could grow commercially on your allotments. Is that permitted? No, it's not. It happens to some extent, but it is not permitted. Quite a lot of us give our surplus away, to local pensioners... they appreciate fresh veg far more than the young unfortunately. I received a tin of home made mince pies and Madelaines for Xmas from my OAP friends this year as thanks, and very nice they were too. ;D |
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Post by roan on Jan 7, 2008 22:55:12 GMT 1
No, it's not. It happens to some extent, but it is not permitted. Quite a lot of us give our surplus away, to local pensioners... they appreciate fresh veg far more than the young unfortunately. I received a tin of home made mince pies and Madelaines for Xmas from my OAP friends this year as thanks, and very nice they were too. ;D How neat! So nice that you can share the bounty of your allotment with others and that they reciprocate too! You are so right about the young ones, ours are no different, won't grow or eat vegetables, would rather go and get some fast food. We share the bounty of our garden too and tend to receive other vegetables, fruit etc. in return. |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 23:03:02 GMT 1
Oh we do swops with each other too, one might have a different variety of something (maturing earlier), so we do a swop, carrots for onions etc. I make jam from the plum trees for Bob, a fellow plotholder, and he gives me a hand when Im picking, its quite a friendly place, a lottie. |
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Post by roan on Jan 7, 2008 23:06:18 GMT 1
Oh we do swops with each other too, one might have a different variety of something (maturing earlier), so we do a swop, carrots for onions etc. I make jam from the plum trees for Bob, a fellow plotholder, and he gives me a hand when Im picking, its quite a friendly place, a lottie. Sounds very social. I can imagine you all sitting around at the end of the day with a beer or wine in hand swapping stories about your trials, tribulations and successes! ;D |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 7, 2008 23:11:15 GMT 1
Oh we do swops with each other too, one might have a different variety of something (maturing earlier), so we do a swop, carrots for onions etc. I make jam from the plum trees for Bob, a fellow plotholder, and he gives me a hand when Im picking, its quite a friendly place, a lottie. Sounds very social. I can imagine you all sitting around at the end of the day with a beer or wine in hand swapping stories about your trials, tribulations and successes! ;D It would be nice, but never happens really, none of us are drinkers and many drive to the plot, so its just not on, given our DD laws  Im going to be having an incinerator bin soon though, and Im sure it will attract some to stick around for longer, in the winter time its just too cold to stand about! |
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Post by roan on Jan 7, 2008 23:14:27 GMT 1
Sounds very social. I can imagine you all sitting around at the end of the day with a beer or wine in hand swapping stories about your trials, tribulations and successes! ;D It would be nice, but never happens really, none of us are drinkers and many drive to the plot, so its just not on, given our DD laws Im going to be having an incinerator bin soon though, and Im sure it will attract some to stick around for longer, in the winter time its just too cold to stand about! Silly me! I just assumed the allotments were close by, like over the road. An incinerator does sound like a nice idea to warm things up. However, here we cannot use one without a permit as we have a restricted fire season at the moment and possibly a total fire ban in the near future. We tend to recycle everything from the garden nowadays. |
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