Got my Lottie at long last Hoorah!!!

[lanky lass]

Hi everyone got myself a lottie today. Its fab. It belonged to an elderly chap that can't work it anymore due to arthritis.
It's quite over grown but among other things thats been left is a shed and a greenhouse(originally a lean to for a house i've been told). Shed's a bit ramshackle but not complaining  Greenhouse/lean to need a few panes replacing.
Can't wait to get stuck in.

[Roy Bham UK]

  Lucky you   Lottie shed and greenhouse I've got a shed too! exciting init

[Plottie]

Shed AND greenhouse WOW   lucky you!!  And I LIKE ramshakle sheds, they're the best sort ....full of character! (not to mention spiders!)

So, where in the county are you LankyLass?

Plottie
(plot in Preston)

[wardy]

Congrats LL.  Plenty of hard work from here on in!  Listen at me - I've not picked up a spade in anger yet     I need to do something quick though as I've run out of raised beds and builders sacks. 

It'll be great fun though or should be if you don't try to do too much at once 

[westsussexlottie]

well done! We got ours in late March and have worked like slaves - but now it is nearly full!!!!!
We have used the lasagne method for some beds.

[Moggle]

Well done you 
Think of all the veg you'll have in a few months time  I got mine in late october last year and am still trying to get some of it in to shape 

[lanky lass]

Spent a couple of hours this morning weeding one of the beds. Told myself I had to finish it before i went home. Now got very sore hands But it looks a lot better. Dug out the odd old onion. Would carrots be ok to grow here?
I'm in Blackburn Plottie!! So not that far from you.
Got some spuds "chitting" at home and pumpkins have germinated for the kids!! Waiting for cucumbers to show still.
So much to do...........

[lanky lass]

By the way Westsussexlottie, What's the lasagne method.  

[Clayhithe]

By the way Westsussexlottie, What's the lasagne method.  

Yes,  do tell

[westsussexlottie]

http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm

I think it is also known as no dig, layered cardboard method etc....

[Marianne]

Good for you Lanky Lass.  I wish you well in your endeavours! 

[wardy]

LL   I'm doing lasagne too but I do get quite a few detractors so be prepared.  I want to see it through as an experiment so see if it does work and how well and what the pitfalls are.  You do need lots of materials for mulching and starting off so start collecting cardboard which is the first thing you'll need, oh and manure, straw, newspaper etc   The HDRA book gives good advice on this.

I've got my spuds through and they are looking good and the problem is earthing up and does it need doing at all if they are under black sheet mulch.  Thought I would just in case so I stuffed some straw round them and tucked it in as it does blow away.  It looks a bit odd but what the heck 

[Doris_Pinks]

Started mine is December last year, full of spuds at the moment, looking forward to seeing what it is like after I have hoicked them out to put my squash in!
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,6059.msg51077.html#msg51077

[ellkebe]

Congratulations Lanky Lass - don't try too much at once and have fun 

I've only had mine for two weekends - hopefully we'll both be posting pictures of  - ahem - progress, soon!!

Ellkebe

[lanky lass]

Hi All, Been really busy since getting lottie last Tuesday.
One overgrown bed's been weeded, dug over and divided
in two. Have planted carrot seed in one part yesterday, under fleece (have heard of the dreaded carrot fly).
Other half i will put some spuds in. Was advised to plant my peas in seed trays instead of straight  outside as problem
with mice stealing them on our lotties.So did this today and put them in the greenhouse. Hubby and brother and all our kids came to help today. Gave kids an overgrown bed to weed, they seemed to enjoy getting mucky without getting told off.   Hubby had to brake into greenhouse for me. He replaced a couple of panes of perspex that had blown out.
Me and my brother busily pulled all the weeds up from inside it. I mistakingly pulled up a grapevine,(thought it was a dying weed Doh!). My brother told me to replant it,so i put potting compost around the roots and a good soaking. Maybe ok?
Have got a gooseberry bush, and a massive rubarb plant amongst all the weeds. It's like a treasure trove i keep finding things..........

[wardy]

Sounds like you all had a great time 

[slugcatcher]

Congratulations lankylass
Its  a good feeling when you can get started.
Ive had mine about a month and have got more things to do now than I did when I got it.
Jobs mounting up, the hard dicision is which one gets priority as they all need doing yesterday

Well done enjoy yourself

Ron

[lanky lass]

Update on my lottie. Took some photos today .

Youngest son next to carrots and spuds. Beds are small cos i split them in two.(twas hard work digging up all those weeds) and I wanted to get something growing.Fingers crossed....

[lanky lass]

Here's another, taken from behind greenhouse.
It's an old spud bed with ,i think, last years spuds growing. will have to dig them all up...

[lanky lass]

Beyond the old spud bed
It goes all the way down to the canal bank.(Leeds/Liverpool) :)Though this view is looking back up.