Over the moon!

[moggssue]

Ohhh, fantastic news, how exciting Claire!!!! Time to start planning as well as digging, I bet you can't wait to get started Wishing you hours of enjoyment and plates full of veggies

[irty1951]

I have an allotment!!!

It's none of the ones in the pictures though - I asked about the horrendously overgrown one on my favourite site and ended up not only getting it but rent free till 2009 too!

It's going to be a crazy amount of work to clear it, I'm going to need an axe and the world's toughest gloves but I don't care! I'm so, so happy to have a plot and on such a fabulous, well tended, family friendly site

I'm going to see if I can get on the site later today and take some pics for you all to tut and shake your heads over

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to look through all my pics and listen to me waffle.

I'm off for a little cry now!

Claire

Just joined this blog. Whereabouts in the coumtry are you? Ian from Godalming

[rustylady]

Well done you! Repeat of all the advice you've already been given, plus if the time is right when you've cleared an area please do plant or sow something. That way you get to see something growing instead of masses of old carpet, cardboard or black weed suppressant material. It's a good time of year to get started clearing though. I took mine on in October 2 years ago and it was hard work, lots of brambles and docks. Needed to be cut down and roots dug out, but at least the annual weeds and grass should either stop growing from now on. Come Spring you should have enough useable space to grow some really good crops. Please let us know how you get on, and good luck.

[nick the grief]

Well Done CLaire, Glad to see you took our advice

[Minty]

Hi Claire. How time flies. This time 7 months ago i took on something similar in Derby and its AMAZING with the little by little approach how things transform so quickly.
I actually had the choice between a nicely cleared plot ready to plant(no character whatsoever) or the jungle i opted for(full of wildlife and shape).
Got to say that the pleasure you get from cutting down a large plot of brambles is immense........YES IT REALLY IS. Even little by little it wont take long. ENJOY, ENJOY, ENJOY, Minty

[Snadger]

Well done Claire! Looking forward to seing the piccies and going "Ooooh! Mine used to be like that!" As someone else mentioned, just in time for bonfire night!

[Seahorse]

Thanks so much everyone for all your encouragement and support - I'm sure I'll be needing more of it in future!

I'm just going to post some pics!

Claire

[Mrs Dobby]

Congrats Claire, hope you have as much fun on it as we have!

[seasprout]

Well done seahorse.
Make a xmas wishlist for equipment etc...