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Started by foggie, November 04, 2003, 18:19:02

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foggie

Hello, Im new  :)
I applied for an allotment ages ago and just got told there are some available. now Im stressed!!
can anyone tell me what Im looking for good/bad.
I never really gardened beyond a few bulbs for my mum but I really want to do this right!

foggie


foggie

#1
I should also say I'm Hugh Fernley-whittingstall ;D

Mrs Ava

#2
well 'Hugh'  ;D, firstly I would say if you have waited for ages, and finally a lottie has come up, take it regardless, it could be yonks before another one comes your way, however, if you can afford to pick and choose, I would say....ummm....okay...probably wouldn't want one with overhanging trees (mine has!), would also prefer one close-ish to the water supply, if there is one (mine is), would prefer one that isn't 6 foot deep in brambles, bindweed and other delightful garden plants (mine wasn't too bad, altho a good crop of mares tail!), and if you are planning to be totally organic and chemical free, then a plot which has been used organically and not pumped full of things.  A shed would be a bonus!   I would say look for a plot which is dug, rotovated, weedfree, rich with compost, water retentative, with a shed full of tools!  You should be laughing!  ooo, just woken up from an erotic lottie dream!  ;)

Ceri

#3
get the one nearest the pub - they have loos.... and er... beer

Colin_Bellamy-Wood

#4
I was told that stinging nettles like fertile soil, so if there are a lot, don't turn it down.   Getting rid of the nettles could be a minor problem, as you have to get 'em up by the roots.   But in your second year you can pounce on them whilst they are still very young.

I didn't have too many brambles, and obviously they have to be dug out by the roots.   However, two were suitably placed so that I could cultivate them using the "espalier" technique, and they have been disciplined.

Best of luck.

Mrs Ava

#5
Colin......could you tell me.....with brambles, do they only fruit on the new seasons growth?  I have a loganberry in my garden which I cut back at the end of fruiting and train in the new shoots for the following year - are brambles the same?  I ask as next to my plot there is a hedge of them all covered in mouldy fruit!  If I wanna get a good crop next year, do I need to get in there and do some hacking back?   ;D

foggie

#6
Sunday is the day. I get to choose from a few apparently. The guy knew my name as "Im the only girl on the list"  :-/
getting really excited  ::)
My freinds have offered to have an 'allotment warming' in spring and do a BYOB with seeds for me  :)

Thanks for the advice, luckily my freind lives round the corner so a welcome toilet will be there.
just need to work out what way up this 'spade' thing goes and I'm off  ;)

Palustris

#7
Emma-Jane. Blackberries fruit best on new growth like loganberries, but if there is not enough you can leave some of previous years to get some fruit. Watch the thorns though.
Gardening is the great leveller.

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