New Allotment Owner

[HeyWayne]

Hey Wayne, no wait, that's me......

I got my allotment on February of this year (I too am an inhabitant of the Peoples Republic of Bedfordshiredom), you'll find all you need on here.

One piece of advice I would say, if you're getting the plot rotavated - learn what bindweed looks like. Don't do like me and think it was potato roots and just ignore them...

I'm now a fully fledged, card carrying member of the bindweed eridication society. Evil stuff!

Keep an eye on this place and you'll not go far wrong. I've never grown anything before (not worthy of note anyway), but I've already tucked into my first ever spuds.

Great isn't it!

Welcome.

[waynebeddall]

cheers everyone for a warm welcome and all the advice
will keep everyone posted and may take a few photo's aswell
many thnaks again

[NOG]

They are still selling tomato plants in Garden centers, and if you buy plants you can still put in CORN...yummmm...Squash, Strewberrys, go to £streacher and put in blackcurrentm, tayberry, Jeruslem Artichoke (carefull you will never get rid of them. Runner beans.

From Seed you can do Beet root, Pea, Coliflower, Cabbage, Broc, Brusssles.

Then start stuff for next year. Globe artichoke take ages to grow as do asparagus.

Also start making your compost bins for the leaves.

[waynebeddall]

cheers once again

also I have to wait between 4-6 weeks to get my plot rotavated I am a bit eager so I would like to do it my self but the weeds grass is about 2ft high. Should I wait or start it my self. If so I cant get any power to my site so not sure what to do unless i have to hire.

[Matt.]

Don't forget quick growing crops for a feeling of getting somewhere quickly. Try radish and lettuce which will be ready six weeks from planting. I wish I had done that because they'd be cropping by now whereas everything else is still weeks away. Needless to say I planted these catch crops earlier this week!