Today is the day !

[maytreefrannie]

Wishing you many happy days on your allotment and many happy meals from it.

[zazen999]

Well done...I remember sitting there a year ago when I got mine [well, last April] wondering how I was going to fill it...and now I'm wondering where I'm going to fit everything in...

[bluemoon]

congratulations Norberger, and welcome to the vine.

[blue411]

Looks great! im sooo jealous!!

[fran]

Hi Norburger -

It's a fantastic feeling isn't it? I got mine last May and I was sooooo excited for weeks. Well still am actually....... Even at that late date I managed to get in leeks, spuds, beans and the odd squash and it hadn't been cultivated in years with loads of brambles and couch grass to clear and am still doing it.

I read somewhere that it is better to do a small section and get it really well prepared than do a larger area but not so well. It sounds and looks as if yours is pretty good so by the summer I expect it will be blooming.

Lots of luck

Fran

[Sprocket*]

Isn't it great to have an allotment. We have had our for two years this March and still love it. Husband and I were known for a year as the youngsters that would not stick with it (I am 31 he is 38) I remember getting the letter and going down to explore (I am lucky as it is 100m from my house). It seemed massive, around 50m by 25m and was such a mess. It had a burnt down shed, bunt sofa etc and was full of rubbish, including enough bricks and rubble to build a house. The two lads that had had it before had used it purely for keeping rabbits and it had not been cultivated for years. I wish I had listened to everyone and taken photos as it is amazing what hard work turns it into. We still have a way to go and the growing space keeps enlarging.

When we first looked at it I took my mum and dad (seasoned allomenters) and they said that it was too big and we would never manage it all. I should not gloat but I love to take them down and show off our handy work. There is nothing more satisfying than eating your own produce...or giving them parsnips when they only managed to produce 3 with 25 years experience

Good luck with it and just take heart that some things will not grow and others will flourish but not as much as your sense of achievement and satisfaction!

[Norburger]

Thanks it's encoraging reading. I shall be 34 tomorrow and am getting a little stick from some people! I am a bit too thick skinned though tbh.