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Oops Shadowdragon - that wasn't a dig at Uni folks btw :-[ When the secretary showed us around our site the day we picked our plot, he described one of the other plotholders as `Uni types with strange ideas' & said they'd had a few (given we fall into that category... we kept quiet). They are lecturers (I believe, not met them) & the biggest problem seemed to be that they had chosen to have grass paths rather proper concrete or slabs & cultivate things other than your standard veggies.
Well, I like the sound of the triangular beds. think it's good to try out new ideas. There's no reason why you can't make an allotment look good, and how you want it. If you find problems, you can change it next year. When I got my allotment it was just one big patch with no definition. I wanted it sectioned off so that I would not be overfaced. If you clear one of the little beds of weeds and cultivate it, it is an achievement. If it is just a corner of a big plot, you don't ever feel as though you have finished a job.I try to use all old things up and everything I would normally have slung out, now has possibilities. The more established allotmenteers give me advice when I ask but I also know that they skit at me behind my back about my ideas. I'm not bothered. They say they don't like things I have done but then try to replicate it the next year, makes me laugh really. There are a couple of jobs worthy people on site thatare very unfriendly and take on superior roles with water, mainly! Never been elected in the non existant commitee, just take charge. I take the rough with the smooth. If I don't want a chat, on goes the i pod!!!!!! :)
How do you dig out the corners or are they quite blunt?
But what matters is that I'm really enjoying the exercise, the progress, the learning, and hopefully soon eating more of my own veg.And Busy Bee I know what you mean about needing the rain ;D1066
Quote from: shadowdragon link=topic=51163.msg519502#msg519502 If I only have an hour in the future to be at the plot, i can easily fork over one of the triangle. [/quoteHow do you dig out the corners or are they quite blunt?To be honest thats the biggest problem, although they were easy to dig out when i was creating them as I just backfilled the kickboards but due to not beeing walked on, a hand fork should dig them out quite easily (i hope :o ). That may well be the flaw in the design that means I rip them out, who knows hehe.
....... got a piccy of the weeds im pulling out, so a confirmation of what they are would be good :)