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Not sure how being allotment secretary fits in
Is it possible to stop being awful about newcomers to allotments on an allotment forum? It is really discouraging as a relative newcomer to constantly read on here that no one new is good enough. It's an engrossing hobby, but it is just a hobby. And allotments are supposed to be there for everyone to be able to try, not just those who've done it for years.This isn't aimed solely at you johhnyco15, there seems to be a lot of it about at the moment. Maybe it's early onset Winter Grumps? :)
I haven't made a mess for you! I haven't made a mess for anyone!I have taken a mess of thick head-high perennial weeds and brambles and brought it under cultivation in a way that is for the main part tidy.During the season I have generally visited every day or every couple of days.Yet I have still been subjected to exactly the kind of unpleasant attitude being mentioned here assuming I would be useless and that I could not cope because I'm not over 65. If I had known that this would be the case then I would certainly have thought twice about taking my plot on! Fortunately I have now proved myself ... but everyone should be given the chance to learn and get it right!I agree that the article is wrong that you can manage a full allotment on 30 minutes a week ... certainly it takes more than that ... but some of these new allotments are tiny compared to a full plot and who knows - it might be possible once you've got it under control.
Re. Small starter plots. Constantly bring this up at meetings but I am always ignored. When I did question why my suggestiond were ignoed the reply was that they were silly suggestions anyway. Maybe its because our plot have loads of empty plots.