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A bit late I know but thank you to everyone who has made suggestions! :lol: It has been a busy few months and we are slowly making progress, management are interested which is always a good thing. Lots of hard work but it makes my working day much more interesting to be involved in such a project. T...

That's excellent Shiney! I want to grow spuds next year. I have just been down to my plot (which is really just an overgrown dumping ground) to find raspberries and blackcurrants hiding away! :lol: Which isn't bad considering I didn't plant, water or feed them! Its given me the kick up the proverbia...

Thanks for the advice and tips! I think a "Task Force" is a good idea. I am still reeling at the moment as I found out that we currently produce 6 industrial bins of waste THREE times a week! I work in a call centre for goodness sake - we don't make anything this is just paper, boxes and g...

Hello All I am looking for some help/advice regarding a project I want to get started at work. I want to highlight reduce, re-use and recycle! I work in an average size office (500ish staff) which is part of a massive company and we have initiatives in place to recycle paper and cans etc but people ...

Hi Shiney Yes we are lucky :cheers: as we got the last available allotment in our town although I am pretty sure our neighbour's plot will be up for grabs in autumn (4ft high grass already!). I had to pick the fruit off the ones I have just planted as they had mildew and as it hadn't spread to the l...

Ooh thank you for the warm welcome! :drunken: I live very close to my plot and the difference in the soil is amazing, I think my plot was very well looked after before the weeds took hold! I grow all my plants organically, it just seems to make the most sense to me but I appreciate I don't know what...

Oops pressed submit instead of return! That in itself probably says more about me than the message itself!!

Anyway love the site, it helps keep me motivated on days like today when I ache from too much digging and the sun is nowhere to be seen!

Amy

Hello! Thought I better say Hello and introduce myself! Especially after reading Mad dads post! I too live in Teesside and have just (five weeks ago) got myself a lovely, :shock:, allotment! Well it will be lovely once we have cleared all the rubbish and weeds but I believe that this goes with the t...