A place for newbies to introduce themselves.

[T o m]

Welcome, Katie and Tom! Whereabouts in North Yorks are you, Tom? As you can see, I'm in Tadcaster.

Hello Caroline, I'm east of you, not far from the coast.

Tom

[T o m]

[caroline7758]

Lucky you! We're thinking of heading to Whitby tomorrow if it's not too wet.

[T o m]

Lucky you! We're thinking of heading to Whitby tomorrow if it's not too wet.

We like Whitby a lot, great fish and chips, but it rains most times we visit. There's some interesting allotments up near the abbey, have you seen them ?

Tom

[Aden Roller]

Welcome to all the new members.

I think that keeping children amused on allotments is quite an issue.   I think you should start a new thread on the subject.

What a good idea Digeroo.  I'm all for that... shall I start us off or will you?


Welcome to all our recently joined Newbies - great to see you here!!

[Katiepops1977]

What a good idea Digeroo.  I'm all for that... shall I start us off or will you?



Already done my friend. Still looking for further input though if you would like to offer any advice.

[Annemieke]

Hi all, have just discovered this nice site. Here's my introduction.
We rent a smallish house with a biggish garden from the local farmer, where my husband milks two days a week. When we moved here, 26 years ago, the whole garden was down to kale - grown for the sheep, as the house was then empty. We ate kale every day that winter, and I still like it. Had it just now, actually: kale/potatoes/cashew nuts/cheese in the oven, very nice. Though I usually have the kale with pheasant these days - across the road is a pheasant shoot and one of the beaters used to bring us two a week. I'm quite glad the season is over .....
As well as a reasonable garden we've got two allotments a few miles away, which keeps my husband out of the house in the mornings. We grow all our veg and potatoes, organically, enough for the whole year round and seldom buy anything. Though it was a bad year for spuds and we may have to get some in for a change.
Generally we give away and swap our surplus - there is usually a surplus when you grow. We swap our veg for eggs and apples, Cudworth is definitely an egg-and-apple place.
For a pic of my husband after milking the cows, see 'Our Pets'!

[lottie lou]

Welcome to the site Annemieke.

[pumkinlover]

Welcome Annemieke, interesting blog

[caroline7758]

Welcome, Annemieke. Whereabouts is Cudworth?

[Annemieke]

I handily put that in my signature ....... 

[goodlife]

Hello and welcome from me too Annemieke 
I just had quick look at your block...and I shall read it more thoroughly later on, looks very interesting..I'm one for the butter too

[Paulie]

Hi everybody, I'm Paul.  I live in Stoke-on-Trent, and I'm really pleased to have joined such a friendly group!  I had a hip replaced in April 2012, and by July I had recovered enough to take on an allotment near home.  I did have an allotment some years ago and I'm chuffed that I have one again!  The new hip has given me a new lease of life.  I've spent recent months clearing up the neglected site and I'm excited about the coming season.  By the way, I have several bags of spare plant pots of varying sizes.  They're free to a good home if there's anyone local who can use them...

[goodlife]

Hello Paul and welcome...and new hip too 

[lottie lou]

Welcome to the madhouse.  If you have a local Wyevale, I think they have a box where you put in unwanted pots for others. 

[Jayb]

Hi Annemieke, welcome to A4A 

Hi Paulie, sounds like you have been busy. The sun was shining here yesterday, yes new season is exciting 

[Ian White]

Hi all

I am Ian from Slough,Berkshire,just found this site and have joined up total newbie so i be asking lots of questions, sorry 
i have an allotment and am working on it at the moment the plan is to split it up into 4 quarters but  i am only going to use the front two this year,not too sure how i' ll get on but i am going to give it a dam good go 

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and hope to chat with you all soon , Ian

[Jayb]

Hi Ian, welcome to A4A, hope you enjoy the site 
Lots of good gardening folk here so check out the different forum sections and ask away 

[pumkinlover]

Welcome Ian, hope you enjoy your plot and the forum

[galina]

Welcome Ian - everybody has to start somewhere - please ask away.  And for everybody who asks a question on a forum, there are at least another ten who are also glad for the answers 

Paulie, glad that you are getting your strength back, best of luck, all we need now is much better weather this year.

Annemieke, good to hear from you and peek at your blog.  Somerset is a bit special.  And welcome (belated) to Katie as well.  Glad you found us and looking forward to your posts.  Hope you all feel 'at home' soon.

[pinkandfluffydog]

Heard that I have a half plot, less than a years wait. Can't wait to start digging and growing