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I've been browsing this forum for a while now and thought it was about time I got myself signed up. Im a 28 year old lad and have just got my first allotment a few weeks ago having waited on the waiting list for around a year. The plot is a right old mess, has been neglected for a long time and there is so much rubbish including the remains of an old caravan. So the last few weeks have been spent clearing and tidying up but still so much more work to do. I'll get some pictures up soon.
I've always had a keen interest in growing stuff and last year i decided to have a go at growing potatoes, carrots, courgettes, cucumber, peas and onions in a fairly small patch in the garden. I managed to grow the lot succesfully and surprised myself that I could with it being my first attempt at growing veg. That was what gave me the idea of an allotment as my partner would not let me use any more of the garden and I wanted more land. So I made some enquiries and got myself on a couple of waiting lists and got the call in March saying a plot was available to me and I took it.
The reason i've signed upto this forum is to hopefully get valuable advice and meet some new people with the same intests as me as I must admit I cant really chat with the lads about my allotment, they all think i'm a bit mad taking one on at my age.
Oh and that bloody wind yesterday, I've got a small plastic greenhouse which had all my seeds germinating for the last couple of weeks, They were just starting to come through, got it from work yesterday and the wind had blown it over, seeds and soil all over the place so looks like i'll have to start those all over again, was not very happy
Anyway I think thats enough of me rabbling on now, sorry my first post is so long
David
I've been browsing this forum for a while now and thought it was about time I got myself signed up. Im a 28 year old lad and have just got my first allotment a few weeks ago having waited on the waiting list for around a year. The plot is a right old mess, has been neglected for a long time and there is so much rubbish including the remains of an old caravan. So the last few weeks have been spent clearing and tidying up but still so much more work to do. I'll get some pictures up soon.
I've always had a keen interest in growing stuff and last year i decided to have a go at growing potatoes, carrots, courgettes, cucumber, peas and onions in a fairly small patch in the garden. I managed to grow the lot succesfully and surprised myself that I could with it being my first attempt at growing veg. That was what gave me the idea of an allotment as my partner would not let me use any more of the garden and I wanted more land. So I made some enquiries and got myself on a couple of waiting lists and got the call in March saying a plot was available to me and I took it.
The reason i've signed upto this forum is to hopefully get valuable advice and meet some new people with the same intests as me as I must admit I cant really chat with the lads about my allotment, they all think i'm a bit mad taking one on at my age.
Oh and that bloody wind yesterday, I've got a small plastic greenhouse which had all my seeds germinating for the last couple of weeks, They were just starting to come through, got it from work yesterday and the wind had blown it over, seeds and soil all over the place so looks like i'll have to start those all over again, was not very happy
Anyway I think thats enough of me rabbling on now, sorry my first post is so long
David
. Sorry to hear about your seedlings, but spring is only just here so you should have plenty of time to catch-up with sowing some more.
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