Allotments 4 All
Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: hawhaw on October 18, 2005, 10:29:24
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We got
an allotment a weed pit on Sunday and searching for terrex autospade I came across this site. I spent all of yesterday weeding and now have aches upon my aches.
Shell
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It will get worse - the aches - but you will swell with pride. Little and often and plant up the clearedbits asap otherwise the weeds sneak back in. Welcome aboard.
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My reply to you disappeared :(
Remember your lotty is not meant to make you miserable or ill! Do it little and often so you don't hurt yourself. You have your plot now and it's not going anywhere to kick back and enjoy it. That's an order by the way ;D
Have a look on the Swop thread for some seeds for next year :)
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Hi Shell,
Wardy's advice is good advice! I've had my lotty for a couple of weeks now and the "little and often" approach is definitely the most sensible. Enjoy! ;D
Cheers,
Rob ;)
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Welcome Shell!
Don't worry - when you are fed up with things on your allotment (we all have those moments when things just don't go right or we are aching from so much weed pulling!) just come and chat to all of us - we'll cheer you up! :)
Emma
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:) Aww thanks for the nice welcome. I did far too much yesterday an am going to stop trying to clear it in a week ;D
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I know every one says do little and often - but it's a nice knackered feeling isn't it??
Emma K
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It is a satisfying knackered feeling I have to admit.
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Welcome
When I started my plot there was so much to do I found that I did not finish one thing properly but did a bit here and there and had dozens of things on the go.
My advice is to concentrate on getting one thing as you want it before moving on to the next thing, better one bit done properly than several half finished.
But be warned once bitten by the bug their is no going back :D
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Welcome to the fountain of knowledge. ;D
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Allotmentmayne (that's what I call you ;D) as in Stand By Your Mayne
Sorry!
I do lots of jobs on the lotty at once but I do it on purpose as I have a really bad back and if I do one job for longer than about 10 minutes my back kills me so I do something else. I do get my jobs finished in the end but just having that break does ease the back. So although it's bitting and bobbing it does serve a purpose :)
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Bawdy Wardy ( as thats what I call you as in Bed and Board or B and B ) your house looks great by the way.
Agree with what you said ( I have a Dicky ticker ) but find 30 mins work and 30 mins rest with a bottle of amarone you get there in the end. :P
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Sorry to hear you have dicky ticker but your lottying will hopefully do you good. My bro has just recently had heart attack and he's just got himself a plot as part of his therapy. He's loving it and feeling much better :)
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Welcome to Ailments4All hawhaw (hope that is not as in Lord Hawhaw who was of course a despicable fascist)
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I am a nice Hawhaw, my surname begins with Haw so it's the username I use online.
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I bet that was a pain when you were at school.
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I bet that was a pain when you were at school.
I can honestly say it didn't bother me at all. Although that could be because it's my married name ;D
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Hello HH, welcome to the mad house. ;D
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Welcome Haw haw. There are some sane ones on this forum ;D Mind you after searching for months I have yet to find them. Good luck. Lorna.
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Welcome Haw haw. There are some sane ones on this forum ;D Mind you after searching for months I have yet to find them. Good luck. Lorna.
;)
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Hiya, I'm pretty new as well, hope you enjoy yourself here.
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Hi Haw Haw. Only got my lottie last spring, so only have one season's experience, but absolutely agree wtih all the 'a bit at a time' advice. Make sure it stays fun, and doesn't become something you end up feeling 'guilty' and unhappy about! It's your own bit of land, so do what makes you happy, when it makes you happy :)
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Enough of all this working, my objective is having a glass of wine whilst watching the grapes ripen.
Well at least a picnic table and a few chairs and a way of making a cup of tea. though at the moment I'm getting thro' four litres of water every day digging!
Another courgette and some french beans to pick tomorrow. It's what keeps you going, that or getting the next raised bed ready in time... for the broad beans.
Looking forward to choosing my potatoes for next year, the taste is so much better than shop stuff. Bye the bye, have a look at Alan Romans site, I've just ordered some seeds @50p a sachet, yet to decide on pots and looking forward to his toms.
Cliff
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hi everyone
i am new to allotments, new to computers, new to forums...a real baby.
I have had my allotment since April and this year was just really surprised that anything i planted actually grew! I had a great crop of potatoes and dwarf beans, not to mention peas, carrots and runners... i think i did pretty well. Net year i am planning it more - which probably means nothing will grow!!
A bit of advise though - when do you plant raspberries - and what is a good variety?
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Thanks guys
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Hi from one newbie to another.
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hi hawhaw
great name
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Hi HawHaw & CK , my philosophy is that if a job gets done, that's a good thing ... if it doesn't get done, then I've got another little job to look forward to , and that's a good thing as well. {:¬)#
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hi everyone
A bit of advise though - when do you plant raspberries - and what is a good variety?
I have ordered a variety called Joan J, and I have been told to plant them when they arrive (which will be sometime during late autumn or winter. I have prepared a bed, and have put a bit of manure on top to rot down while I am waiting for the canes to arrive.
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My best advice is to do what you fancy when you fancy it. There's so much to do on an allotment, as long as you're doing something, everything ends up done eventually. I have days where I just want to dig, days where I fancy doing all my hedges and days where I do bits of 50 different jobs without finding one I'm really into. I also have days where I do 5 minutes on and 15 off and I've learned not to feel guilty about them. Somewhere along the line it all gets done.
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Sometimes I just sit and listen to the birds singing. The best thing though is to take lots of photos so that if you get discouraged you can look back and see what a difference you have made.
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Welcome HawHaw ;D I am fairly new too and everyone here has answered my stupid questions with great courtesy. Enjoy your lottie!