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I've taken on my 2nd allotment with my mum, in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Luckily, no waiting list. The allotment has lain dormant for at least a year. We won't be charged for this year, and £26 thereafter. Its a 15 min cycle ride or 6 min car journey.
The 2nd from most recent owner was a landscape gardener, and there are some trees I'd like to tame.
The most recent owner sadly was a young ill lad, who from my findings of his rubbish dump was an addict to diet coke, liquid codeine, nicotine and sleep tablets.
The plot is mainly covered in nettles. It does have big swaves of blcak weed membrane, but with 3 inches of soil on top, and plenty of nettles and couch grass that have breached it. Lots of new carpets. I want to roundup the weeds, mum doesn't. Previous allotment I didn't and wished I did.
I keep telling myself that this month is the highest the weeds will be. The road verges are also rampant.
Luckily the plot comes with a polytunnel (In need of some repairs), little holes in the roof, and 1 door needs reattaching. A shed, that needs some love, a table, an IBC water tank, some blue barrels, shed guttering, and some meaty fence posts.
I need to address the perimeter with one neighbour, as I feel terrible about encrouching weeds. I'm sure they are relieved that we are addressing the site.
The size is 5m wide by 50m long. I'm planning of having one long path along the long perimeter, and then can work in narrow ways. I need to empty the compost heaps as they are full of weeds.
Here are some photos. I've started to clear the first 5m or so, and did three trips to the dump with green waste. I can only half load a tonne bag into the car by myself.
https://www.facebook.com/Allotmentmaryfern/
I've taken on my 2nd allotment with my mum, in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Luckily, no waiting list. The allotment has lain dormant for at least a year. We won't be charged for this year, and £26 thereafter. Its a 15 min cycle ride or 6 min car journey.
The 2nd from most recent owner was a landscape gardener, and there are some trees I'd like to tame.
The most recent owner sadly was a young ill lad, who from my findings of his rubbish dump was an addict to diet coke, liquid codeine, nicotine and sleep tablets.
The plot is mainly covered in nettles. It does have big swaves of blcak weed membrane, but with 3 inches of soil on top, and plenty of nettles and couch grass that have breached it. Lots of new carpets. I want to roundup the weeds, mum doesn't. Previous allotment I didn't and wished I did.
I keep telling myself that this month is the highest the weeds will be. The road verges are also rampant.
Luckily the plot comes with a polytunnel (In need of some repairs), little holes in the roof, and 1 door needs reattaching. A shed, that needs some love, a table, an IBC water tank, some blue barrels, shed guttering, and some meaty fence posts.
I need to address the perimeter with one neighbour, as I feel terrible about encrouching weeds. I'm sure they are relieved that we are addressing the site.
The size is 5m wide by 50m long. I'm planning of having one long path along the long perimeter, and then can work in narrow ways. I need to empty the compost heaps as they are full of weeds.
Here are some photos. I've started to clear the first 5m or so, and did three trips to the dump with green waste. I can only half load a tonne bag into the car by myself.
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