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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: The-goodlife2012 on February 17, 2012, 19:52:06
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hi all im back had to register again as ive changed e-mail and forgot me pass words etc ;D
but yes some of you may remember i built my own poly tunnel then had to rebuild it twice from the storms!
any way ive now moved from there and got me a new allotment via the council 96sqm @ £8 per year they have not been touched for over 40 years as the council forgot they where there!! but after a good clean up and alot of digging they now have a site full of new members 15 of us in total. the site has a small ditch/stream at the bottom which is fed from the old coal mines for water so hopefully it can be used, i rough dug all my plot back end and with the recent cold snap the soil is a very fine and rich soil as the trees with there leaves dropping for the last 40 years have made it one nice soil, i could bag it and sell it ;).
Today with it being a ok day onion sets in and first earley spuds, a early pea and carrot and a earley spinach to go in,
green house is being deliverd any time soon thanks to my sister ;D ,any hoo i left the last site due to a massive rat infestation and the old boys pigeons eating me veg and breakins >:(
the council are putting up a new perimitter fence soon as we are a little open at the min :-\
any how its good to be back and pics will be posted.
also does any one have some jeruselem artichoke tubers 6 please ;)
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That's good:) when you say water from an old mine are you sure as mine water us normally higly toxic!! Often with traces of ron and other heavy metals
Where you btw?
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hi phil, im at carcroft topside of doncaster, im going to follow the stream back today to its source will post on here once found , only went on what folks said but i think its a natural source :-\
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Hi and welcome back ;D
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welcome back!
;D
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Welcome back and the new allotment sounds promising. I think I would have the water tested first before I used it.
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Nice to hear of an old site brough back into production. I agree about being cautious about the water, though I should have thought the weeds round it might give an indication. There should be 40 year old trees around.
I might be tempted to try and find some old timer who can remember the site.
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well guys went on me walk and the water will be fine to use thank god , i walked for over a mile and it comes from a spring near an old quarry , so im pleased , so this weekend i have 2 ibc tanks to fill already dug a sump in the bottom of the ditch and damed off at one end to fill , with an over flow of course ;D.
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well guys went on me walk and the water will be fine to use thank god , i walked for over a mile and it comes from a spring near an old quarry , so im pleased , so this weekend i have 2 ibc tanks to fill already dug a sump in the bottom of the ditch and damed off at one end to fill , with an over flow of course ;D.
That's good:) I think the biggest problem with mine water is in the south Wales valley's . Pits in yorkshire and north notts tended to be a.lot deeper
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Hello, welcome back. I once come through and picked some plants off you, can i for life of me remember your first name.
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Hello, welcome back. I once come through and picked some plants off you, can i for life of me remember your first name.
Me is Steve ;D
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Ahhhh thats it, good to hear your still at it.
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Hi Steve ;)
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gettin there