Hello Everyone :)

[Currysniffa]

Just had a phone call to tell me that I've reached the front of the queue on my local allotments waiting list and I've just been offered a allotment \o/

Going to have a look tomorrow with the wife and son, don't know how much work needs doing to it yet, all I know is its got a shed and has raised beds, we're really looking forward to it

[HeyWayne]

Welcome aboard Currysniffa (what an excellent sounding past time).

Good luck - there's nothing like your first time. You'll love it.

[ginger ninger]

Hello Currysniffa and welcome to the vine, excellent news about the allotment you'll have to let us know what it's like when you've been to see it...don't forget to take the camera, we like picky's

[shirlthegirl43]

Welcome to the vine. Lucky you with a lottie

Be warned, we like lots of before, during and after piccies

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Currysniffa

[OllieMartin]

...there's nothing like your first time. You'll love it.

Once you pop; you can't stop!

Welcome to the vine.

[Currysniffa]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys I'll will be taking the old digi camera with me so I'll try and post some pic's.

I've been growing veg in pots and anything that will hold compost for a few years but having a "lottie" is new to me so will probably be wanting to ask all kinds of silly questions

P.S my name Christopher (Chris) but my 4 year old son thinks it hilarious to call my Currysniffa

[binley100]

Hello and welcome to you and your lottie. Don't worry about how much work there may be there's lots of helpful advice on here.

[Currysniffa]

Thanks Jo!

Going to look for a good spade and fork tomorrow, any tips?

[binley100]

Cos we leave ours up there we haven't got expensive ones , but I'm sure someone will come along with some good advice on decent equipment.

What part of the country are you? It helps when you need advice on stuff (obviously not forks and spades tho')

[Currysniffa]

I'm in NE Derbyshire (I'll sort my profile out soon), I'm told there's a shed on the lottie and CCTV, not thinking of getting anything too expensive just something that doesn't take all the skin of my hands lol..

[binley100]

CCTV? how posh are you

[Currysniffa]

What can I say

[Currysniffa]

I've been up to the lottie this morning and this afternoon its £7.50 for the year and £4 deposit for the key to the gates, It's a 10 acre site and its completely fenced off. My plots what you call half allotment and although there a bit to do on it we love it already and have dug over three of the beds this afternoon the chairman was there and has given us some onions which have put in all ready..

I took some pics with the digi camera but there to big to upload (10mp) I will resize them, but for now these are from my mobile phone.

Let me know what you think!

[Bren In Pots]

That's a nice plot, looks like you've also got a bean row and is that your rhubarb as well