Hi people

[BoyWonder26]

Hello! I'm new here so I hope you don't bite!

I've just taken over what I'm assuming would be deemed a 'half' plot of an allotment that I'm working on taming - inherited some young apple and pear trees I'm trying to tame into espalier style, and also growing various soft fruits, this collection will be grown as spring starts to come round where I'll be adding in strawberries.

Due to an excess of weeds on smaller beds I've so far covered things with weedfree membrane...till I ran out. Hoping to do some smothering.

Anyway enough about my allotment xD I hope to get to meet people, and get more tips and advice on how I can do things etc!

[roitelet]

Hi Boy Wonder, welcome to the vine. I can assure you that we don't bite just offer advice and encouragement.

[jackarmy]

Hey Batman, oh sorry, your the sidekick ,, still, good to have a real superhero aboard, welcome to the vine

[BoyWonder26]

Hi Boy Wonder, welcome to the vine. I can assure you that we don't bite just offer advice and encouragement.

That's good! I like not bitey people

Hey Batman, oh sorry, your the sidekick ,, still, good to have a real superhero aboard, welcome to the vine

xDD SOMEONE GOT THE REFERENCE AT LEAST! BoyWonder actually kind of started as a way of getting people to remember my name (it was added to by using a t-shirt with batman on lol!)

So far I feel very welcome here!

[jackarmy]

Youll be the real Batman soon enough, in fact, from now on in my eyes boy wonder is dead, long live the Batman

[Knight of Albion]

A very warm welcome to the forum, dear soul

[Martin H]

Hi, welcome to the vine!

What sort of soil have you acquired with your new plot?
Got any pictures?

[Bigmallly]

Hi Robin & welcome to the Jungle, sidestep any nutters you may come across................

[jackarmy]

Or weirdos disguised as monkeys

[Bigmallly]

How very dare you Jack?.....................

[BoyWonder26]

Hi, welcome to the vine!

What sort of soil have you acquired with your new plot?
Got any pictures?

It's sandy - especially once you get 2-3ft down (digging holes for plant fruit trees and fence posts etc) its pure sand down there. I'm planning on digging in some spent compost mind, and around my fruit trees at least I've planted some spring bulbs that'll handle shade nicely. I'll be adding more year on year, and putting some cornflowers in underneath for summer colour





Here's some pictures, I think you can see some sense of progression XD

[jackarmy]

Told you batman, he now thinks hes not a monkey.
Suppose he thinks he is a gorrilla now, weirdos i tell you, weirdos
and he lives in a nest ( nowhere near Gotham tho so you should be safe , just watch out for ten tonne poos at your new lottie

[jackarmy]

Looks tidy Batman, so jelous of all you lottie holders

[Scarlet]

Welcome to the vine boy wonder! Plot looks good. What veg are planning on growing alongside your fruit? Are you used to growing veg or is this a new venture?

[Scarlet]

Looks tidy Batman, so jelous of all you lottie holders

yes but gardens have their pros too..it's great plodding up the garden in your Jim jams to pick your breakfast