Topic: Hi - complete newbie here!

[manicscousers]

Hiya, Tatty,welcome to a4a ,my dad used to call me 'tatty head'  ;D
there could be some fruit bushes/strawberry plants lurking on your new plot  ;D

[lolabelle]

hi and welcome Tatty

[lushy86]

Welcome Tatty, so pleased for you that you have got your plot.  Exciting isn't it?  Good luck  :)

Lushy x

[Robert_Brenchley]

A class of 38 is ridiculous. I had to handle 34 once, several had behavioural difficulties, and it was a nightmare! Once they were out of the classroom, they were perfectly decent kids.

[Digeroo]

Hope you and children enjoy your plot.  I have only been allotmenting for 7 months and I love it.  Love this site too.  There is a great sense of community amongst the children at our site.

put some flowering bulbs in

  I like the thought of a few daffodils welcoming me to my allotment in the spring. 

[tonybloke]

wotcha!, and welcome, both to the board and to allotments, remember, it's all an experiment!  ;)

[Uncle Joshua]

Welcome to the forum.  :)

[jimtheworzel]

  try these.verey cheap

http://www.moreveg.co.uk/

[jimtheworzel]

or this.

http://www.alanromans.com/

[Tatty]

Thank you all so much I feel very welcome!

I have a couple of questions and will put them but will understand if they get missed.

We have a couple rhubarb plants which have a few mushy, yellow leaves/stalks - can I save them? really want rhubarb and they are in a great place - should I cut them to ground level? or just pull off the dodgy leaves?

Someone has put some lime on the allotment - do I just fork it in? is it safe? 9silly questions I know!)

Thank you
Gina

[saddad]

The Rhubarb leaves you can "leave" or remove if you are tidy... they just die back like that naturally so I'd leave them..  the lime I'd leave to wash in... unless you want to plant there in which case fork it under..  :)

[shirlton]

Just don't plant your spuds where the lime is.

[sunloving]

Hello and welcome to A4E!
My advice is get some cardboard/plastic /carpet down now on any areas that are not planted. This will mean that the weeds wont get a faster start than you in the spring.
Also Do not put manure on until youve done a bean test.

At the moment lots of manure is contaminated with a harbicide - basically if you put it on it will kill your crops. A bean test is basically grow a few beans (broad, runner) in a pot of half manure half soil. If they come up and look healthy then go ahead and lucky you! if not steer well clear of the manure.

Good luck and one tip for seeds is lidl . they usually sell some really tried and tested varieties for 29p they get them in at the end of feb. Dont spend lots on basics becuase these seeds are fine.
also poundstretchers and wilkinsons. check out the bargains thread in the forum to !
good luck with your new plot and if your back aches, stop, dont wait until you cant straighten up!

x sunloving

[SamLouise]

Hi Tatty to A4A (sorry I'm a bit late lol)

[cornykev]

Hi Tatty and welcome to the asylum.   :P  ;D ;D ;D