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On my 3rd plot in 4 years. My firstplot was only for 3 months. After clearing it & preparing it for sowing - one became available closer to home. The 2nd plot lasted 2 years. Having not been cultivated for the previous 5yrs I had poor crop the first year but better the 2nd.

My current plot I have had for 1 year. Never planted anything last year - just clearing and preparing it for this year. Better location, better soil, better everything - hopefully this should be my best year so far.

Three years for number 1 in June,  and the clay's still hard as rock! 6 months for number 2 which is totally alcoholic from all the spent hops  ;D

Almost exactly 20 years for this one (can't believe it!) It's way better than it was at the start (far from perfect tho) and I love it more every year  ;D

I feel like you,Wicker - I can't believe how long my lottie has been part of our life. The children all came down as 'bumps',[ was digging up parsnips from frozen ground the day before my son was born] ,then in the pram..........and now they are all strapping great things who all eat their veg.

I have had my lottie 1 year in may dusting forget that and keep the cob webs.

Four GLORIOUS years this June :) And I seem to have accumulated a couple more lotties along the way 8)

Still class myself as a beginner though :)

Been growing veg for 21 years but only had a allotment 8 years,still every is a new adventure. :)

2 years :-)

year :-[

Approx. 5 months and I reckon they have been the wettest 5 months on record!!! Up until easter weekend we had only played at working the land, now it has been well prepared and ready for action!!!!!!!

8 months.

TGF  :D

Quote from: Blue Bird on April 13, 2007, 18:51:29
only 4 months so still got a long way to go

seem to be getting more and more enthusiastic by the day  ;D

Same here. Got ours at christmas. Best present ever.

Almost 6 months - wow! - I can't wait to harvest something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Louise

Louise - my radishes are coming up. You can see it is a REAL LIFE RADISH! A whole jolly row of them.
I almost died of excitement yesterday, shouting at my lottie neighbour, "Look, a radish, a radish!"
He just looked at me as if one would look at a slightly simple person and said, "Yes, plenty water o.k"  ::)

10 weeks 4 days!   ;D   ;D

8 years, crikey that long :o :o.......you would have thought I would have gotten hold of this 'lotmenteering lark by now! ;D

Oh and emmy, I STILL get a thrill out of seeing my seeds pop up..............my OH thinks I am quite mad! ;)

9 days!

Had two years without thanks to moving, family,renovation etc & 6 years at previous site.

Starting again from scratch is a bit of a downer, but I know that eventualy the clay will give in.  Should be in about 6 years time  ::)

Plot No 1 four years, No 2 (next door to plot No 1) three years, totalling 287 sq metres. Plot No 2 is nearly all fruit - trees and bushes. Beats going to the gym, it's only 5 mins walk from home.  I share it with my sons, and we are on the waiting list for a plot on another site so we can have a poly tunnel.