I Gotta Lottie I Gotta Lottie I Gotta Lottie I Gotta Lottie I Gotta Lottie!!!

[SeleneMourie]

Sorry just a tad excited!!! *jumping up and down like a mad woman*

I'll explain...

I've been on the 'list' for almost exactly two years and have been container gardening in my back yard / patio. I got contacted today go to and see one and its a new allotment. It opened December 2010, 77 plots, in an area which was part of what i think was a playing field at the bottom of a nature reserve (big hill). The site is pretty flat and has a solar powered pump into a borehole for water.

I need to go down to meet the lady from the council to look at it and i would appreciate some help on what questions i need to ask and what i should be aware of. It is £21.50 rent (not sure what is included yet) but there is another allotment at the corner of the local woods which is £14 rent but only 19 plots but i don't really want to wait even longer lol

I know chickens aren't allowed.
Thanks

[Jardiniere]

I understand that you have procured the rental of an allotment of land for the purpose of growing vegetables!
Well done, that woman.

[Pa Snips]

Congratulations, I'm excited for you!

£21.50 sounds like a good price, my local council charges...
Up to 125 m² - £55
Over 125 and up to 170 m² - £77
Over 170 and up to 250 m² - £110
Over 250 m² - £154

I wouldn't hold out for another for the sake of £7.50

[vegnut]

Good for you, Now the work starts lol. Just enjoy it, the only possible questions i would ask is: Are greenhouses and/or sheds allowed and can you grow fruit trees. Give that a try and good luck.

[taff]

How bizarre Jardiniere, I was just about to say that judging from the title, this post seems to be about someone aquiring a piece of land to grow on....

[chris]

I miss read it as lotto, thought someone had won the jackpot!

Congrats on your plot, defo take it. If the other one becomes available, take that, and give up your other one if it's more favourable. I did, but typical, it was after I'd planted the other one all up

[singleseeder]

Brilliant news when anyone gets their lottie. I was on the waiting list for 2 years aswell.

Also, great news that 'new' lotties are being created. More of the same please.

[Florence Fennel]

Well done SM, now get ready for the hard work!

[donnakebab]

Make sure you know the size of it so you can plan your beds at home, after dark, when you won't be at your lottie.

Good luck and enjoy.

[Newton]

Great news......enjoy your new addiction.....

[Jeanied]

Congratulations. You are going to have some fun this spring

[Bren In Pots]

Congratulations and I hope you managed to sleep OK last night because your head must be full of plans just now

[veggiechicken]

I thought you had a lottie of unsown seeds (like me)
Perfect timing for a new allotment but you'll be very busy for a while! May the sun shine on you and your plot!

[lottie dolly]

congratulations,and yes,i can well understand your excitement,pics if you can please and just in time to get a start,pleased for you,

[SeleneMourie]

Hurumph :/

*less jumping like a mad woman and more head tilted to side with a sad face on*

The good:
The plot is new and un trashed so nothing to clear so could plant straigt away
There is a new 'shed' ish
Secure and almost no vandelism for a year
There is a choice of plots
Disabled raised plots so great carpark and access
Water from a borehole (i think its good?)

The Bad:
It's 8 meters by 4 meters or 4 meters by 2 meters!!
No chickens
No Fruit trees
The 'shed' are all plastic and joined together at the bottom of the field so no personal rain butt, no window... not big enough to 'go in' but can store tools which i need. (i had pictures of me hiding from the rain, drinking my tea and talking to my plants )
Its actually £26 allotment rent and £26 to rent the shed (£1 a week is still cheap but for 8x4 or 4x2?)

I appreciate being offered something but its smaller than my raised beds that i had before i moved house

Even though it's small i know i will enjoy it, i could wait for another plot to become vacant in the future if thats allowed?

I can hear in the back of my head 'It took me two years to get this scrap of mud and it's mine mine mine!!!' lol

Thank you for all your congratulations and kind words... i think typing my thoughts out have made me clear that I want it and actually quite excited, i still have all my containers at home which are fine for my tomeatos,peas, herbs etc that i use daily...! I'll definatley take a few photos

The lady from the council is on holiday for a week and has reserved the plot for me so she can bring the paperwork down when she gets back so at least i can have a think.
Thanks for listening

SM