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#229197 - 20th May 2008 10:37am
Allotments
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CustomIce
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Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 810
Loc: Wirral
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Well, anyone else have one or interested in "growing their own"
I managed to get an allotment about the size of my back garden! (its not a small garden either) and it's only a half plot too.
I'd been brought up knowing how to grow all sorts of veggies by my folks and grandparents. Can't beat the satisfaction of seeing your hard work pay off eother. Especially when you can eat it!
Plus digging it over is fantastic exercise!
So, what have i got planted:
4 3/4 rows of spuds, king edwards and maris peer
Red onions (60 of)
White onions (60 of)
Shallots (only 12)
Spring onions, three rows, but i think the birds have had them!
2 types of carrot sewn in between the onions to keep carrot fly away
Spinach
Gem lettuce
Oakleaf lettuce
Rocket
Beans approx 6 plants
Cabbage 1/2 a row
cauliflower 1/2 a row
Broccoli 1/2 a row
Still got loads to plant yet, like A ince big squash plant, 4 tomato plants and a load of sugar snap peas, all growing in my £9.99 plastic greenhouse!
Although i've done this before, this is my first stab at the whole thing on my own, so things may go badly wrong, but its all a learing curve.
I'm getting a load of seeds in for some interesting patio/container plants like dwarf chillies and dwarf peppers to accompany my patio herb garden at home.
I'll keep you posted as to what goes on!
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#229223 - 20th May 2008 12:36pm
Re: Allotments
[Re: Colgo]
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CustomIce
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Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 810
Loc: Wirral
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cologo, my idea exactly, and the 1/2 plot only cost me £14 for the year, i could spend that on veg in a week.
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#229874 - 21st May 2008 12:47pm
Re: Allotments
[Re: Philw]
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CustomIce
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Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 810
Loc: Wirral
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As soon as i get the time to put the pics up i will, took a few from when i got it through to last night.
As for getting them go to the council's website and apply, there is a wait for them unfortunately i was lucky and only had to wait a few months. But some waiting lists are years long, just depends on which site you're interested in.
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#232018 - 27th May 2008 6:21pm
Re: Allotments
[Re: jason24v6]
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CustomIce
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Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 810
Loc: Wirral
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Some pics:
sort of from when i got it (overgrown) through rotorvating and planting onions and spuds, to a week ago.
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#232080 - 27th May 2008 9:48pm
Re: Allotments
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Wheels
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Registered: 4th Jan 2005
Posts: 3802
Loc: birkenhead
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spooky i can see 2 faces in the smoke
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#232222 - 28th May 2008 10:11am
Re: Allotments
[Re: chriskay]
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CustomIce
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Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 810
Loc: Wirral
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Its down off bridal road in bromborough Chris. But those in that map look like big plots!
As for the smoke thing, the spooky bit is the bloke who's plot that is just started working on it again after losing his wife last year!
We've has some issues with the brass taps being stolen at the alotments, and the odd scal breaking in (spiky wooden fence all the way around and locked gate, not fort knox tho) and trashing a few plots.
If i catch 'em them may meet my spade = fertilizer for my veg 
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#238461 - 14th Jun 2008 10:47pm
Re: Allotments
[Re: chiccy]
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Philw
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Registered: 14th Apr 2006
Posts: 1097
Loc: Prenton
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Looks like it has alot of potential custonice, here's a pic of the Missus's Mums Allotment..
Will add a few more later, They are only doing Veg tho (the pic misses out alot of both ends of their allotment due to Work in Progress.
Edited by Philw (14th Jun 2008 10:49pm)
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#238911 - 16th Jun 2008 10:24pm
Re: Allotments
[Re: chriskay]
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CustomIce
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Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 810
Loc: Wirral
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Good stuff Philw, and Chriskay that should come in handy for someone 
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i have always wanted an allotment how do i go about getting one. good luck with yours bud 
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