Rosas New Allotment

ive just had opportunity to have an allotment today, going on wednsday to have a look at it, its a massive site, going to have half of it with a seating area,flowers and climbers and other half for vegetables etc, will take pics on wednsday, just cant wait to get going and see it, borrowers will know were it is at shiremoor only about 10 mins from me. watch this space

 

Hopefully it will all go ok ... I would just them first though if its ok to grow flowers etc, as remember a post on here previously about a lady having her site taken off her for growing plants.

 

Oh wow Rosa! You are going to so enjoy it - the atmosphere on our allotment is absolutely wonderful. Hoping that the allotment you get has been worked this year at least - no doubt it will have been a bit neglected, but if worked recently will be alot easier to deal with. We too have a small 'patio' area on ours - not large but large enough for a concrete table (won't blow away) and somewhere for the kids to sit and put an umbrella in for some shade on a sunny day - great for sitting and having a bite while working hard.
After seeing what you can accomplish with a balcony - can't wait to see what you can do with an allotment!

 

Rosa that is great news, I hope you decide to take it. You will love it I am sure!

 

WOW Rosa, an allotment, Good on ya girl, I have a feeling your going to Love it, only thing i you wont have the time to come and chat to your mates on GC :( Hope its a good plot and i would do exactly the same, Flowers and Veg...

 

thanks sam, natalie, jazmine and dee, apparently i can put what i want on the site, it needs a lot of work, strimming and turning over so ive got help to do all that, im going to have a shed to put all my gardening things, then on my side going to have fencing area make it a bit private for my table and chairs so doing all that first then putting some climbers and an arch with montana clematis, then start turning it over for my large vegetable patch for next year, im going to have country effect flowers poppies etc, will take pics on wednsday and put them up, apparently its a bit of a mess. dee i will be on here still inbetween and once its sorted will get loads of pics of my achievment just cant wait

 

just read the posts about that lady having her allotment taken off her for growing flowers quite teribble that apparently on mine i can put what i want on it and half of it will be for vegetables just the other part will be used as a nice seating area to relax inbetween doing all my planting of veg

 

Glad you can do plants and veg then Rosa Look forward to seeing the photos !!

 

thanks sam and shiney, my friend hes got other side of plot will help me regarding veg planting as hes into all that, he said my plot is a mess full of weeds and needs a lot of work anyway will get pics on wednsday and show you the mess then once i start cleaning it up digging it over and getting my new shed put up and getting some fencing for my side to make it private and all the other things will take more pics of its progress.

 

Rosa you dark horse I didn't think you would even think about getting an allotment!

My goodness sweetie you are sure going to enjoy it maybe not the hard work load to start off with but the whole being outdoors bit is indeed wonderful.

One of the plus's other than you having more space to grow more of your lovely flowers and some veg of course is that you will be able to have a barbecue without setting your plants alight! Good times.:thumb::hehe:

I'm looking forward in seeing pictures of your wilderness and remember if Bob and I can do it I'm sure anyone can too. You go girl!:thmb::wink: Hel.xxx.

 

arghhh thanks helen, was quite by accident to got my allotment, just got talking to our friend and he said he has some space so i was quick in by getting it, will be nice when i get it all sorted will take some time mind getting rid of all them weeds and digging it over, then laying the grass area, will spend lots of nice days up there, going to have a barbeque, hehe remember when mine blew up with flames on the balcony i can laugh about that now but at the time i was teriffied, will be lovely to have some lovely flowers in the sitting area

 

Yaaaa, i am so happy for you Rosa.....i cant wait to hear how it goes on Wednesday.

Great news~~!

 

That is so great for you Rosa. You must be so excited.

 

How exciting for you Rosa - an allotment. It's great that you're allowed to grow flowers there as I know some allotments don't allow it. I grow in my own garden and have a section for a kitchen garden - but I grow flowers in there too. It helps with the pollinators and makes the place look nice.
I look forward to hearing how you get on - and seeing the pics.