We have a shed!

[Alison]

Feel like we've got a proper lottie now that we have a shed. Picked it up last Sunday on freecycle. It's not the poshest affair but it was free and although it has a little bit of rot in one corner, we've repaired that and re-felting to stop the leak. Anyway, it's now got pride of place in the back corner of the plot and is already linked upto an IBC so as soon as it rains I'll have a water supply! All very exciting, will be going down tomorrow to put up some shelves and take some old plastic garden chairs so I don't have to sit on the floor when I'm having a brew.

Just the rest of the lottie to dig now! On the subject of which, the back third is going to be devoted to soft fruit, most of the other plots on the site have their bushes surrounded by rough grass. Is this a good idea in that it will suppress the weeds or is it more trouble than it's worth in that I'll have to cut it fairly often? At home I have bark, however this would be far too expensive at the plot due to the amount I would require.

[kiwirach]

oooh....lucky you getting a shed....i'm still watching my freecycle waiting for one!!. they come up occassionally, but i miss them!!.
cant help on the fruit question...to new myself and am about to embark on my own soft fruit area!.

[Stacey Steve]

I have put all my soft fruit into wood bordered beds, much like raised beds. Much easier to weed, place fertiliser/compost and mulch. Between I have placed weed control fabric with wood chipping but then I do get these free on our site.

Even if you are going to leave it as grass, I would advise the wood border as it is much easier to mow and strim up to, besides the obvious benefits I have put above.

[shirlthegirl43]

Congrats on the shed. Enjoy your cuppa

[digthatchick]

Just one sugar in mine please

[FionaH]

A lottie AND a shed? sounds like heaven to me

[MrsC]

Nice one Alison, I too have been watching on freecycle for one. Thing is 2 weeks before I knew I had the lottie my Mum got rid of her old shed!

[Wren]

Oooo .. I think we all need to come an sit round you shed with you for a brew.
Mead anyone???

Wren

[Two_Sheds]

You definitely need a flag on your shed.
I've got Cornish on one, and Singapore on t'other

[Alison]

oooh....lucky you getting a shed....i'm still watching my freecycle waiting for one!!. they come up occassionally, but i miss them!!.
cant help on the fruit question...to new myself and am about to embark on my own soft fruit area!.

Nice one Alison, I too have been watching on freecycle for one. Thing is 2 weeks before I knew I had the lottie my Mum got rid of her old shed!

I just posted a wanted on freecycle and somebody replied within a few hours - couldn't believe how easy it was. Think the previous owners where just glad that somebody was willing to take it down and get rid of it for them.. Picked up an old bedroom chest of drawers that the mother in law was throwing out yesterday so it's looking pretty good. Loved having a base to leave my stuff while I was up the lottie today. You'd think at 38 I'd have grown out of such childish excitment but am glad that I haven't!

[lynda66]

now all you have to do is put a run on it put a pop hole in and get some chickens

[Alison]

No, the chooks are going to go down the other end of the plot but probably not until next year!

[Two_Sheds]

You'd think at 38 I'd have grown out of such childish excitment but am glad that I haven't!

I love my shed (s)
My own private space ... like a Wendy house for grown-ups

[Hans Mum]

put a camping stove & kettle on your christmas list.....so you can sit back on your chairs and enjoy your plot

[jackie j]

Wouldnt be without my shed its getting so full I have to take the folding chair and a couple of bits out to get in really must sort it out.
Keep all sorts in it just in case I need them. My kettle is a must along with coffee, teabags, mugs, saucepan, cutlery, soup mug all kept in a big plastic box with lid.