A bunch of guys who drink in my local decided over Christmas that they didn't between them have enough land to grow things on so were thinking of getting an allotment. As of yesterday they're my neighbours :). Good news: There might be some spare labour, I'll have company on the plot, their plot is very overgrown so clearing it will be good for me, and the two plots used to be one double one so we'll be helping ourselves to each others' fruit etc. And the pub will finally have a beer garden, albeit 15 minutes bike ride away. Bad news: There's more of them than me, so I'm going to have to work my backside off to keep up.
Not sure if this is the place to post this but I'm very excited, for them and for me. Has anyone else got any experience with joint plots? How does it work out? Who ends up being in charge? I'm going to blog their plot as well as mine as it looks like being entertaining - only two of them have anything vaguely like a clue :)
The guy on the other side of me and the chap opposite get into the pub occasionally as well, which is fun because the site is a fair old hike from the pub. Yet we're slowly taking over the world... Moo ha ha (strokes white fluffy cat) ;D
Oh sounds like a good excuse to spend more time planning and plotting(!) down the pub! ;)
Ah, yes. Wasn't sure whether to file that under good or bad news :)
Joint plots can work well, provided the tenants have a good relationship!
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on January 16, 2006, 17:59:25
Joint plots can work well, provided the tenants have a good relationship!
I share my plot, and some friends of mine have the neighbouring plot, we plan as if it is one plot, in terms of rotation and the like. In reality I do most of the work, as they are fair weather gardners. Still though, they pay the rent, and their share of costs.
I have seen one or two shared lotties fall by the wayside..I hope Yours works ...
Is the plot big enough for each to have their own piece? After they have all mucked in with the work to clear it . cheers ..Jim
It's 250 sq m but part of that is fruit. We'll just have to see how it goes, I suppose - my plot is separate but I'm open to sharing stuff, especially the bloke who's promised all of us loads of free compost :)
Reckon you're gonna have a brill time, you know, & loads of laughs. Big test will come, praps, when the first of the runner beans, say, appear? You know how it goes...that first few before the glut starts - just enough for a taste for 2 for dinner? ;D
Lishka
I'm more worried about the courgette harvest as all of us will be growing them. There'll be courgette soup running through the streets... :)
Pub grub?
Sell them to the pub - or trade in for free beer ;D ;D ;D
I think free beer might be a possibility ;D
Sounds like a plan. ;)