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I've been lurking here for a while, reading and picking up a few hints and tips 
I took on an allotment for the first time in late November 2013 and have been busy getting it ready for this year to get a selection of crops growing.
I'm not a total newbie though, I've had a greenhouse for approx. 20 years and have grown Tomatoes most years, various chillies and the occasional spring onion. I've wanted to grow more vegetables but our garden is strictly for lawn and flowers . . . apparently. So when one of my sisters moved back into the local area and got herself an allotment I investigated the options, I didn't want a full plot a half would do and I wanted something that didn't need too much work.
I was offered this:
as you can see it's not overgrown and was just what I had in mind.
I've spent some time on it and it's almost ready, the plan is to split it into 6 distinct beds approx. 4m x 4m.
I already planted some Broad Beans, 3 double 4m rows, and some Garlic, Provence Wight approx. 18 cloves. I've also planted two of the beds with Winter Field Beans - Wizard, as a green manure.
I found 2 huge Rhubarb plants and had to split them to be able to remove the couch grass and what looked like ground elder, so far I have replanted 4 plants in one of the right hand side beds and will do the same with one of the left hand side beds, so I'll have 8 Rhubarb plants, it's probably too much but I just couldn't bring myself to throw it away.
This is where I have got to so far . . .
Im also planning for rainwater collection and have something designed but not yet built . . .
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cting-roof.jpg
There are more pictures, please see my signature.
I took on an allotment for the first time in late November 2013 and have been busy getting it ready for this year to get a selection of crops growing.
I'm not a total newbie though, I've had a greenhouse for approx. 20 years and have grown Tomatoes most years, various chillies and the occasional spring onion. I've wanted to grow more vegetables but our garden is strictly for lawn and flowers . . . apparently. So when one of my sisters moved back into the local area and got herself an allotment I investigated the options, I didn't want a full plot a half would do and I wanted something that didn't need too much work.
I was offered this:
as you can see it's not overgrown and was just what I had in mind.
I've spent some time on it and it's almost ready, the plan is to split it into 6 distinct beds approx. 4m x 4m.
I already planted some Broad Beans, 3 double 4m rows, and some Garlic, Provence Wight approx. 18 cloves. I've also planted two of the beds with Winter Field Beans - Wizard, as a green manure.
I found 2 huge Rhubarb plants and had to split them to be able to remove the couch grass and what looked like ground elder, so far I have replanted 4 plants in one of the right hand side beds and will do the same with one of the left hand side beds, so I'll have 8 Rhubarb plants, it's probably too much but I just couldn't bring myself to throw it away.
This is where I have got to so far . . .
Im also planning for rainwater collection and have something designed but not yet built . . .
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cting-roof.jpg
There are more pictures, please see my signature.
Looks like you're off to a jolly good start there. 
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