allotments

[charliehunter100 22]

ive been offered a plot on a local site near mine but not sure wether to take it or not. has anyone got one?? how many hours a week do you need to put in?? do you use all what you grow?? basically are they worth bothering with when veg is so cheap nowadays?? cheers atb charlie

 

 

[mushroom 13,224]

yep defo worth it fresh clean veg that you have grown from seed that costs f**k all and gets you out the house. Piece of advice put a good sized shed on it with a wood burner and a small generator a comfy chair and other aminities like beer and or make your own. Great escape lol

[iamduvern 62]

 

 

 

Get a few chickens, also hardest part is getting started once its all up and running it doesn't need alot of time just a case of keeping on top of everything

 

 

[charliehunter100 22]

yep defo worth it fresh clean veg that you have grown from seed that costs f**k all and gets you out the house. Piece of advice put a good sized shed on it with a wood burner and a small generator a comfy chair and other aminities like beer and or make your own. Great escape lol

sounds good!! the plot is free so i aint got much to lose. any pics of your set up??

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

You will get other thing's moving in under your shed aswell .

[mushroom 13,224]

yep defo worth it fresh clean veg that you have grown from seed that costs f**k all and gets you out the house. Piece of advice put a good sized shed on it with a wood burner and a small generator a comfy chair and other aminities like beer and or make your own. Great escape lol

sounds good!! the plot is free so i aint got much to lose. any pics of your set up??

 

No coz I ain't got it anymore gave it up bout 9 months ago coz the mrs was having a bad pregnancy and I needed to be at home. One of the worst decisions I've ever made what a great escape it was and really regret it now the bain is here and theres no probs.

 

The shed I had was bout 5' x 7'- 8' and a tool store at the side. Inside was a radio, kettle freeview/carboot telly, 1kw gen, comfy armchair and beer used to ave wine on the go aswell the allotment was 400square meters (2 x 2 hundred sqm pitches private not council and cost 100 for the year. Should never have passed it on

 

 

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It also had a wood stove

[craigyboy 1,274]

yep defo worth it fresh clean veg that you have grown from seed that costs f**k all and gets you out the house. Piece of advice put a good sized shed on it with a wood burner and a small generator a comfy chair and other aminities like beer and or make your own. Great escape lol

spot on mushroom sounds just like mine(minus the beer)gutted for you having to give yours up,my advice..get another 1,like you say its your little bolthole when you cant arsed with owt but your own company

[charliehunter100 22]

yep defo worth it fresh clean veg that you have grown from seed that costs f**k all and gets you out the house. Piece of advice put a good sized shed on it with a wood burner and a small generator a comfy chair and other aminities like beer and or make your own. Great escape lol

spot on mushroom sounds just like mine(minus the beer)gutted for you having to give yours up,my advice..get another 1,like you say its your little bolthole when you cant arsed with owt but your own company

looks like ive got alot to look forward to then!! where can i find a growing guide or someting like that so i no wha to plant and when??? defo going to get some chickens aswell has anyone got or know of any creme legbar hens for sale????

Edited March 12, 2010 by charliehunter100

[mushroom 13,224]

all info on growing can either be found online or in books I got one called the guide to British allotments or something simillar and it has everything in there from spuds to celeriac.

 

Wish I'd never got rid craig but everything is so simple and clear with hindsight

[Tiddler66 3]

Growing your own stuff is brilliant and for me growing stuff is the same deal as fishing and shooting.........it links us a little bit to the past.....a little bit hunter....a little bit gatherer......a little bit farmer / gardener....and a little bit brewer.......to compensate for being a lot of ....... Tesco Shopper....

[charliehunter100 22]

Growing your own stuff is brilliant and for me growing stuff is the same deal as fishing and shooting.........it links us a little bit to the past.....a little bit hunter....a little bit gatherer......a little bit farmer / gardener....and a little bit brewer.......to compensate for being a lot of ....... Tesco Shopper....

and cheers all ill keep you posted!!

[readie 184]

http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?PHPSESSID=3c28ba2eab9a28f9704b8ba80ab3766e;

 

 

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/veg_planner.asp

Edited March 12, 2010 by readie

[MISTY 11]

You will get other thing's moving in under your shed aswell .

i love allotments me.

[charliehunter100 22]

http://chat.allotmen...4b8ba80ab3766e;

 

 

http://www.gardenact...veg_planner.asp

cheers mate!!

[droid 11]

My allottment is the back garden, and the shed is the house

 

You can get the basic info you need on sowing times on the back of the seed packets. But if you start with pretty bombproof stuff like carrots, parsnip and beetroot, you can sow that as soon as the ground starts warming up in spring. I aim to get these in by the end of March, but if it's a late season don't fret if they're not in bu late April. They'll catch up.

If you haven't a greenhouse then onion setts are better than seed, though you can sow salad onions in batches, along with lettuce.

French beans are dead easy. Sow and forget, until they sprout when it's out with the slug pellets and cotton to keep slugs and birds at bay.

If you're going to grow spuds, stick to expensive to buy ones like Pink Fir Apple, a superb salad potato.

 

The taste of stuff that was growing an hour before you eat it is superb. Making beetroot chutney with beetroot and onions you grew yourself is very satisfying too.

Edited March 12, 2010 by droid