I have been offered another plot in a more secure area surrounded by other plots, after all the damage and mindless vandalism I dont know whether to move or not, my present plot is next to a public footpath and I've had 2 break ins and damage caused. I've only had my plot for 2 years but have an asparagus bed (first harvest next year). strawberry bed, rhubarb, raspberry canes and globe artichokes. All in perminant(or so I thought) beds. I have also erected a small shed and 4 compost bins. What will the advantages/disadvantages be. Will the plants be moveable. All the boards etc to move, although its only about 300yds It is a lot to think about. Has anyone had a similar situation and any advice would be most welcome.
Hello
By the sound of it, it looks like a move would be a good idea.
he raspberries and strawberries will be ok to move in October, as this is the normal time that the nurseries sell plants for immediate planting.
Not sure of the Artichokes and the rhubarb thou.
Hopefully somebody else will reply to this
The rhubarb can be moved in the autumn, or winter, lifting and splitting is quite common.
In your circumstances I think you are considering the right course by moving, otherwise you could eventually get demoralised. It is a lot of work, but all in support of a better plot and security.
I wish you the best of luck.
Derekthefox :D
Like the others, I feel you are Ok to move things in winter. I've moved loads of stuff, including artichokes, and lost very little. late autumn/winter is the best time when the plants are dormant, and they are doing very little in the way of growth. I would actually do the strawberries pretty soon, I've done strawberries a few times and the earlier moves were best.
Your big problem is the shed! Hope you could get another pair of hands to help there!
I would go with everyone else too Chris.. If you are being vandalised then you may loose stuff anyway. Take a chance and move the lot. I'm sure that it will be hard work but at the end of it you will have the benefit of it all being in a safer place. Best of luck
Move and move everything you can and then keep nipping back to your old plot during May and June to harvest the asparagus whilst your new lot gets established - it is yours after all.
I'd have thought the asparagus would bd moveable, though you might set it back a bit.
I guess it's a question of how much MORE secure would the new plot be, and would you rather go through all that work of moving, or "risk it" where you are for the sake of your established stuff.
Any way of putting up a really secure/high fence along the footpath just to keep people out??
Whatever you decide, good luck!
Hi,
After thinking long and hard about it I'm currently in the process of moving, for exactly the same reasons you are thinking of doing it. I won't pretend it's not a pain in the backside moving my rasp, strawbs, currants, goosegogs etc after all the work I put in in the first place clearing the site, but it is only the once (I hope) and will be better in the long run (again I hope).
I'd say go for it.
Cheers
Andy
I'm in the process of moving to for the same reasons. Everything has transplanted OK so far including celery (which hates transplanting apparently), brassicas, enormous artichoke plants, beetroot and carrots (didn't know they were transplantable, but Monty Don & other plot holder convinced me to try & it worked fine as plants were small, but was very fiddly). Now its just the asparagus and rhubarb to go! As the asparagus was only put in in May it should be OK to move, but have ordered more from T&M just in case, I love asparagus & doubt I could ever have too much.
My new plot has fabulous soft fruit - raspberries, red, black & white currants & a gooseberry bush, but I'm still working on sorting a shed.
Thanks everyone for your advice and tips. I've decided to go for it and move I'll keep you updated as to how it goes. The main plus points are obviously the increased security and the chance to start all over again, learning from the mistakes I made last time.
Regards
Chriszog