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…just intrigued !
We live about 2 mins walk from a huge site it’s always nice walking through it(has a public footpath through the middle)
Love the colours, smells, plants etc
Let’s hear your stories of friendships, other annoying gardeners etc
You've not read the infamous allotment thread on here then? Its a factual account of how things can do terribly wrong over a few inches of soil.
Read at your peril.
I had an allotment. I don't like potatoes. I was accused of being a vegetarian for not growing potato's.
Also criticised for having dwarf French beans that didn't grow as high as their runner beans
You’ve not read the infamous allotment thread on here then? Its a factual account of how things can do terribly wrong over a few inches of soil.
Read at your peril.
but even me, who's never the quickest on the uptake realise it weren't really talking about allotments, albeit it was, but on a Global rather than local scale 🙂
We've got an allotment. Struggling to think of any amusing anecdotes tbh.
One time some pigeons came and ate our broccoli...
Will that do?
Everyone there is very nice
Frances Tophill (swoon) started her own allotment in Bristol I think and so there's a few episodes of Gardener's World that include how she prepared it all. Beech grove is also worth a watch. Both on iPlayer.
Horsetail… horsetail everywhere! Took a few seasons to tame it.
I fell out with my father in law quite spectacularly over planting potatoes incorrectly, they grew and I had a very bountiful harvest but he was adamant I had done it wrong. I ended up giving him the allotment because I couldn’t be arsed with his bullshit over every tiny detail.
Im now at a very different stage of my allotment career and awaiting a plot to come up at Moncreiff island (3 year waiting list and I’m about 1.5 in) Hopefully this one will be more of a family affair with my new partner and her kids.
I've got one. Lovely people on either side of me, we're the scruffy, overgrown space in the middle. Growing about 20-25 veggies, half a dozen types of flower, raspberries and gooseberries. I can't think of single funny story. Highlight of the year has been our neighbour's wildlife cam picking up a party of weasels playing in our compost.
I had an allotment when I lived in a flat, thought it would be nice for mini 750 to have somewhere to grow stuff. Anyway , she hated it and I spent most of my time asking other allotment owners "is that a weed" so I gave it up.
Didn't get involved but some of the allotment politics got quite heated
I’ve got one.. had it about 3 years now.
It’s great place to go and chill, for me I can just switch off from all the sh1t going on,
It was a fantastic escape in lockdown no 1
However, I am very relaxed about the results,
I plant stuff and if it grows great but if not .. never mind I’ll try something else next time
This year I have tried
Sweet Corn. Doing well
Peas.. doing ok
Little gem lettuce … mainly feeeding critters
Rhubarb … doing great again
Potatoes ( of course) main crop… looking great
Swiss shard … so so
Carrots … not a sign
Radish… great ( and easy )
But without doubt my favourite result is the 3 asparagus beds I created 18 months ago… no crop this year as it’s best to leave it 2 years but looking awesome
Site politics does raise its ugly head from time to time but is easy to avoid and on the whole everyone gets on well and are very helpful
Absolutely zero amusing tales to tell though apart from the normal tripping up while hands are full of rather sharp blades .. sorry
I've got corgettes coming out my ears. I've done every possible recipe involving corgettes and still have more to use up. Luckily I do love courgettes when picked small.
Mrs BigJohn has had one for a few years. She spends a lot of time there and it makes her happy. I think the funny thing is when everybody's sweetcorn is getting ripe and the growers who don't build a cage round theirs lose it all one night to the badger who just can't get enough.
I've got two plots. One I share with friends, the other I share with her outdoors.
Couldn't give a monkeys about growing stuff, although I do enjoy a fresh picked tomato.
Mainly I've got them for the #shedlife.
One is by the river so it's great, especially as we don't have a garden at home.
