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[dexterdoglancashire]

Every day is a school day. Books are great for when things go to plan, but I'd say I've learnt equally as much here in the vine. Still so much to learn.

I'd echo echo echo what the rest have said regarding taking a section of plot at a time. The longest journeys start with the shortest step.

Great people, great advice, great scott is that the time...

The money is in the post to you first class! Bernie

[seasprout]

Howdy.

Hello little weed and welcome... others have already beaten me with the book advice, but here is a link to amazon so you can at least see what it looks like..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allotment-Bo...3750173&sr=1-2

Also this is a cheap, nice book..
https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/weba...__basicSearch_


If you can, take photos of your plot and its progress and post them for us to see, we are quite nosey you see. (well I am. )

[littleweed]

Welcome to the vine.

How big is your allotment plot?

Hi Pete, sorry for the time taken getting the measurements. However there has been an absence of life at the plot, probably to do with the rain and the thefts!On standing looking at it I would think approx 25m long. At the path end I have started making compost bins from pallets, then in a bit further is the base for my greenhouse (which I am beginning to feel may never be completyed, I had all my packs of w's z's and bolts stolen) after that is about 18m of self set potatoes thistles etc. Right at the top I have planted tomatoes on the right, in front of them 2 chards, 1 celeriac, 1 huge strawberry plant, in front of thes a row of broad beans which don't look too bad, then the fleebitten row of cabbages! I really want raised beds but where to start, how expensive, and where to get this "treated wood" I hear about! Jan

[Sebbster]

Welcome to the Vine littleweed.

Plot sounds like it's a good size. I only have 3 raised beds, the rest of my plot I grow in lines. I know what was where as I have a record so I dont need to worry about crop rotation, I just plant things in different places as per a normal cr plan. I find this gives you more room than having lots of paths everywhere.

Let us know how you get on.

[HeyWayne]

The money is in the post to you first class! Bernie

I only speaketh the truth.

However...

Please make cheques payable to "The HayWayne Benevolent Fund" Plot 35, The Allotment next to the Fish Place, Bedfordshiredom, Englandshire, The World, The Universe.

Athangyou!

[Peter]

Sounds like a normal full sized plot of ten rod, about 25m by 10m.
From memory Pigletwille's blog will have some real big raised bed photo's on it and the man himself has posted advice elsewhere on construction, as has (I think) Carlseawolf.
Personally I would use sleepers at about £20 for each (approx) 8'x18"x9" sleeper, use three to make and eight by four bed, or six to make it double depth, overlapping the joints on the bottom layer with the timbers on the second layer, like brickwork. They will last for ages, only worry is potential creosote/tar weeping.

[littleweed]

Gosh Pete, me thinks you may be a little stronger than me! However, the thought of sleepers did jumjp into my head in the middle of the night, do you know wether anyone delivers? Please remember I've only been using a computer for aprox 1 month so I'm a bit unsure (putting it mildly) of what I'm doing. Thanks Jan