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General => News => Topic started by: bananagirl on February 23, 2006, 12:07:57

Title: I GOT AN ALLOTMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bananagirl on February 23, 2006, 12:07:57
I know, I know, no caps, but I'm excited! I have a little bitty allotment!  ;D I got a letter from the council today. plot 108, five rods (?).

We are going down at the weekend to have a look at it. Bouncing now! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: katynewbie on February 23, 2006, 12:11:27
;D ;D ;D ;D

How exciting!!!! I remember how that felt when I got mine!! Couldnt sleep, spent all my money on stuff for the plot etc etc!!

Enjoy it!!!

;)
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Post by: carloso on February 23, 2006, 12:13:00
well done


that just short of 85 ft nice size

carl
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Post by: bananagirl on February 23, 2006, 12:19:09
I'm very excited. Don't have to figure out how to get sweetcorn into the garden now. Along with everything else I've been stockpiling on the off chance ;)

I'm using my incredible psychic powers and predicting I'll be doing a lot of digging over the next few weeks...
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Post by: flowerlady on February 23, 2006, 12:23:30
Congratulations!!   ;D

Now the graft begins ..  all VERY exciting ...  but remember ...  little and often  ;D

ENJOY.  Talk soon.  FLx
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Post by: Curryandchips on February 23, 2006, 12:24:56
Congratulations.

It doesnt sound much when you say 5 rods  ;D but it will seem like a football field once you start digging. Remember to take your time.

I have two suggestions:

Invest in large quantities of porage outs for breakfast, and large quantities of Radox for afterwards.

Good luck.
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Post by: Zippy Seale on February 23, 2006, 13:45:39
Whoo hoo.
Happy Digging, and Good Growing Bananagirl
does this mean you will get the boss's shed now?
Title: Re: I GOT AN ALLOTMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bananagirl on February 23, 2006, 14:19:31
Nah, unfortunately, he's already given it away, although it's still sitting in it's box at the back of the stage.

You never know, I might already have a shed.
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Post by: supersprout on February 23, 2006, 14:39:27
Woo hoo  ;D ;D ;D bananagirl, great news! Hope this is the start of many seasons of fun with your plot. Take it steady! If you leave off your glasses couch grass looks a lot like green manure  ;). Pics asap please!
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Post by: Aylana on February 23, 2006, 16:01:35
Congratulations on your new plot!  I only got my plot a few weeks ago so I know the feeling well!  I am still in the weeding stage and am convinced some days that the weeds are winning, but I am enjoying it even more than I thought I would.  My advice would be if you drink tea, then make sure you have a flask to take some with you!

Have fun and please post pics!
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Post by: loulou on February 23, 2006, 16:13:57
wow we wish you many many happy hours of weeding sowing weeding and  eating  oh yes and then some more weeding lol ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: vee on February 23, 2006, 22:47:27
Congratulations ;D Hope you have fun.
The best bit is having a bench and a cup of coffee and making plans!!!
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Post by: bananagirl on February 24, 2006, 09:26:46
My flatmate and I are going to visit it on Sunday, so I will take my camera along for the ride, and get the pics up as soon as. Very excited. :o
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Post by: Melbourne12 on February 24, 2006, 09:56:55
You've certainly got your lottie at the right time for the start of the season.  Should be great fun!
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Post by: Heldi on February 24, 2006, 16:04:22
Woo hoo ..you got your plot, you got your plot !
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Post by: Roy Bham UK on February 24, 2006, 16:24:39
Well done to you ;D a great time to start the season off too ;) Plant a banana plant to mark your territory ;D you may get lucky and grow some, especially if you're in Aussyland or was it London ???
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Post by: ellkebe on February 24, 2006, 20:32:23
Enjoy  ;D
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Post by: giantseye on February 26, 2006, 12:21:54
Quote from: bananagirl on February 23, 2006, 12:07:57
I know, I know, no caps, but I'm excited! I have a little bitty allotment!  ;D I got a letter from the council today. plot 108, five rods (?).

We are going down at the weekend to have a look at it. Bouncing now! ;D ;D ;D

Congratulations and goodluck.

I can remember what I was like last year, when I got my lottie.  Like a kid let loose in a sweet shop.

Enjoy it.  It;s worth all the hard work.

Let us know how you get on
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Post by: bananagirl on February 28, 2006, 13:12:13
Ok, so I went down, and now there is a pic on my blogsite...more to come next week, probably...yay!
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Post by: supersprout on February 28, 2006, 13:13:27
where's your blogspot banana   :P
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Post by: bananagirl on February 28, 2006, 14:59:54
Is my little web thingy...

http://www.etribes.com/bananagirl
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Post by: flowerofshona on February 28, 2006, 15:47:32
Congrats on the lottie hun Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !!
You will love it and the produce tastes soooooo sweet when you have made it grow and cared for it yourself Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy !!!!!!!
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Post by: John_H on February 28, 2006, 16:08:01
Congratulations, don't forget to check the 'methods of cultivation' pages on the Wiki.
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Post by: plotment on March 18, 2006, 20:57:49
Hello, you sound like me when I got ours a couple of weeks ago.  Congratulations they are fantastic little peace havens.
Cant wait to start growing, just waiting for seedlings to grow.
We were lucky and got a massive shed with integral greenhouse and the best bit..... a woodburning stove!!!!  I love it!
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Post by: Amazin on March 18, 2006, 23:14:58
I guess I'm the baby of the family then, as I've had my allotment for...oh, about four hours now!

It's a half plot and I'm going to see it for the first time tomorrow. Sounds odd, taking it 'sight unseen', but I understand it's been cultivated until recently, so... we'll see! Besides, I'm not afraid of hard work to get it how I want it...

... now where did I put those servants...

;D
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Post by: showtunesgirl on March 21, 2006, 00:30:30
We bounced a bit when we heard we got our allotment!  ;D

Then came the mad rush of buying and reading things and suddenly finding things like left over stuff in skips interesting! If you'd told me a few months ago that I would be shovelling horse manure out of my own choice and enjoying it, I would've said that you were mad!  :D