Hmm.. this one I think could be a bit contentious, sorry
Our allotment site say no fencing around the plot, and I respect that.
I took on a plot 1st Jan that is at the end of a long line of lotties, and when I took my plot on the ground steward 'took back' 2 rods to create a turning circle/parking bit to make life easier for the cars. No problemo
However...
Recently I found a new set of fresh tractor prints on my plot and it got me wondering whether others are turning around on the plot too. The bit at the front is mainly still grassy as I started at the back of the plot, but there are definate plot markers to show where mine starts at tthe front (fruit trees, compost bins, etc).
I realise as time goes on I will have dug over the front too and it will be hard to deny the turning circle from my plot but I'm also accutely aware that me taking on this specific plot has annoyed the chap opposite who apparently had his eye on this one. He drives a car and when we've both been there before he's blocked me in when there's been plenty of space not to (I pretended to ignore it and just waited him out so he left first - I didn't want the hassle of approaching him or letting him know he had 'won' as it were). It has made me wonder though how safe the front of my lottie will ever be with the tractors around muck delivery time, or grumpy bum opposite me
So, it got me wondering about some kind of not-really-fencing, fencing. I've been looking around at other plots and some people have obvious knee height metal fencing (but if I tried that he'd be likely to jump on the opportunity to complain about me) and everyone else seems to have worked around it by either building a huge shed at the front of their plot (including grumpy pants) or growing mahoosive bushes (bay I think it is) neither of which I want to do.
I'm not looking to barricade myself in, just protect the front from wandering vehicles. I was trying to think along the planting lines, but flowers come and go quickly and when gone I'm back to a lack of border... If I do plants, they need to be perennial but not invasive so I end up in trouble, or obvious they're being used as a fence.
Maybe I'm stressing to much about the reaction to a fence of some sort? Sigh... maybe no one will care as long as it's not 'in your face'...?
Have others had similar issues and how did you subtly get round it?
Our allotment site say no fencing around the plot, and I respect that.
I took on a plot 1st Jan that is at the end of a long line of lotties, and when I took my plot on the ground steward 'took back' 2 rods to create a turning circle/parking bit to make life easier for the cars. No problemo
However...
Recently I found a new set of fresh tractor prints on my plot and it got me wondering whether others are turning around on the plot too. The bit at the front is mainly still grassy as I started at the back of the plot, but there are definate plot markers to show where mine starts at tthe front (fruit trees, compost bins, etc).
I realise as time goes on I will have dug over the front too and it will be hard to deny the turning circle from my plot but I'm also accutely aware that me taking on this specific plot has annoyed the chap opposite who apparently had his eye on this one. He drives a car and when we've both been there before he's blocked me in when there's been plenty of space not to (I pretended to ignore it and just waited him out so he left first - I didn't want the hassle of approaching him or letting him know he had 'won' as it were). It has made me wonder though how safe the front of my lottie will ever be with the tractors around muck delivery time, or grumpy bum opposite me
So, it got me wondering about some kind of not-really-fencing, fencing. I've been looking around at other plots and some people have obvious knee height metal fencing (but if I tried that he'd be likely to jump on the opportunity to complain about me) and everyone else seems to have worked around it by either building a huge shed at the front of their plot (including grumpy pants) or growing mahoosive bushes (bay I think it is) neither of which I want to do.
I'm not looking to barricade myself in, just protect the front from wandering vehicles. I was trying to think along the planting lines, but flowers come and go quickly and when gone I'm back to a lack of border... If I do plants, they need to be perennial but not invasive so I end up in trouble, or obvious they're being used as a fence.
Maybe I'm stressing to much about the reaction to a fence of some sort? Sigh... maybe no one will care as long as it's not 'in your face'...?
Have others had similar issues and how did you subtly get round it?
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