Allotments 4 All

Hi there - we found your site earlier today, and the gruesome one has been addicted since. We are down in Probus, Cornwall, and have an allotment, along with 2 greenhouses, in which we try and grow as much as possible, just for home use. He is the greenfingered one, whereas I do all the preserving - makes for a good team!! any way - hi to all, and look forward to hearing from you  :) ;) :)

welcome to the site gruesome, got any pics of your plot ?  Your season will be a lot more advanced compared to mine, what are you harvesting currently ?

hiya, gruesome, welcme to the site..we know cornwall quite well, been coming down for 35 years..glad to meet you  :)

Hiya gruesome & welcome to the mad house - you'll be addicted before long like the rest of us  ;D

Look forward to seeing some pix of your plot if you're able to post some, i must get around to sorting that out myself actually, i keep asking everyone else to post their pics!  :-[

Happy growing & nice to meet you too x

Hi Gruesome welcome to the the asylum, hope the weathers as hot as it is here in sunny  8) 8)  Enfield.  ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: gruesome on June 03, 2007, 13:39:35
Hi there - we found your site earlier today, and the gruesome one has been addicted since. We are down in Probus, Cornwall, and have an allotment, along with 2 greenhouses, in which we try and grow as much as possible, just for home use. He is the greenfingered one, whereas I do all the preserving - makes for a good team!! any way - hi to all, and look forward to hearing from you  :) ;) :)

Hi gruesome and everybody. I am new too. Hoping to move away from SW London soon to somewhere a little less expensive, but also yearning for our own allotment! We'll be keeping a very close eye on the forum.

I remember when my parents had a greenhouse and I used to love helping out.

Welcome  to the family from me too ,you will find lots of good stuff  a lot of laughs . XX Jeannine

thanks for the welcome ! it sure isn't much like gardening weather right now tis cold n damp, but all my water butts /baths n tubs are full to overflowing. We have no mains water supply on the allotment so have to catch all we can from run-off from roofs hence the 2 greenhouses and 3 sheds. Our plot is approx 30m x 10m and costs £10 per year. As it seems with most allotments there is a considerable waiting list but i have been promised another plot for next year. At the moment i'm only harvesting new potato's some lettuce and of course the everready rhubarb.  regards to all Mark n Helen

Hello and welcome. Tis very nice and friendly here, almost as addictive as the plot!  ;D

I used to live in Foxhole, and passed through Probus regularly on my way to Truro.

Hi from us too!...

Hiya and welcome to the most addictive site ever ;)

hi robert! we have our own by-pass now ;D

Hi Gruesome,

I'm new to the site too, it's fun isn't it!

Astro

how am i ever gonna find time to do any gardening astro? ;D

It's been a while since I was out your way, and I suspect the bypass is recent. Last time I went through on the bus I was being quizzed by some kids about what was in my bee boxes, and I was worrying about being chucked off!

Welcome from me too - beautiful part of the world Cornwall but many year since I visited.

Welcome from me too.
We were in Cornwall for the week last week! At Pentewan, near Mevagissey.
A4A is great, I hope you enjoy it.
Sue

thanks all yes Cornwall is special. Probably why all of Gods little pests decide to holiday down here. Also diseases, our allotments have been around for almost 100 years and most veggie diseases known to man seem to thrive here. So excuse me for not being 100% green. I sometimes slip into chemical mode to help with club root, potato blight and the like.
And as for Bee's we don't get along i come out in hives!!! sorry poor joke :D

It's ok being strictly organic if you are living in a bubble. For most of us it's too late to turn the clock back and repair all of the damage that has been done to natural environment. For myself , I just strive to do everything as natural as possible. When that fails and I see my crops going to pot then I resort to chemicals. It would be a perfect world if we could just leave nature to get on with the job. Welcome to the site. I am sure that you will learn lots. There are a lot of really competent gardeners on here who are willing to help you with any problems you may have and then there are those that belong in an assylum like CorneyKev. The rest of us are quite alright. lol