Hello from Banbury Oxfordshire
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Hello from Banbury Oxfordshire
Hi to all
having just got my allotment in june its been hard work to get things done but i now have things growing
having just got my allotment in june its been hard work to get things done but i now have things growing
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Re: Hello from Banbury Oxfordshire
Hi Nick, welcome to our forum
It looks like you've been busy, it would have taken me longer just to get the ground sorted, well done.
It looks like you've been busy, it would have taken me longer just to get the ground sorted, well done.
Tony
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Disclaimer: I almost certainly haven't a clue what I'm talking about.
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Thanks Tony
i think it will be worth it in the end it was hard work but its easy now just a bit of watering and weeding
i think it will be worth it in the end it was hard work but its easy now just a bit of watering and weeding
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I have automatic watering here, it's called the Irish climate, well my Irish climate in the NW, some peoples Irish climate is not quite the same as mine
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Welcome to SSish, Nick! I like the look of your allotment. Is that greenhouse - or even both of them - yours as well?
Ina
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Re: Hello from Banbury Oxfordshire
no mine just goes to the shed but i have a greenhouse at home
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Hi.
Looks a great plot. What you got planned for it?
Looks a great plot. What you got planned for it?
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Hi Nick, welcome to Ish.
Looks great, although not very big - have allotment plots shrunk these days? Still, you'll be able to get plenty of veg out of it. I;m only mildly envious.
Looks great, although not very big - have allotment plots shrunk these days? Still, you'll be able to get plenty of veg out of it. I;m only mildly envious.
Maggie
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what i have planned is this year some spuds leeks carrots brussels and some cabage
and its only half a plot thats all they will let you have to start with but thats better than nothing
and its only half a plot thats all they will let you have to start with but thats better than nothing
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Ah, I did wonder. It's not a bad idea really - a full plot that's been neglected can be very daunting for newer gardeners. I think a lot of folk have been put off by the enormous task of clearing a full plot.
Maggie
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Just out of interest - how much do you have to pay for a half plot? There are new-ish allotments in this area, but they were so expensive that I for one would not have been able to afford one. In other words, once I'd counted the rest of the cost of gardening, buying veg all year round would have been much cheaper... I think that it's sad that yet again only the "rich" (comparatively) can afford to grow their own!
Ina
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it's £13 a year witch i dont think is to bad
cos you would not get a years worth of veg for that well not round hear anyway
cos you would not get a years worth of veg for that well not round hear anyway
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I can't remember the exact numbers but it was well over £200 here for quite a small plot. £13 is great!nickholden wrote:it's £13 a year witch i dont think is to bad
cos you would not get a years worth of veg for that well not round hear anyway
Ina
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that has to be a joke no one would pay that for a full size allotment mine is from the town council but i think the other ones are mutch the same price at £26 per year full size
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I think because the council neglects to provide allotments, it's now down to the private sector, and they make money where they can. I've seen even more expensive ones, I think it was just outside Brechin. It's "in" to grow your own - so let's make money with it! Let's do anything to widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots...
(Grrrr - don't get me started! )
(Grrrr - don't get me started! )
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)