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Originally posted by weekendwellies
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Why thankyou kind grape...
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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I'd rather give up my garden than my allotment... seriously.Comment
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Garden is for BBQ's, flowers in pots, lounging in sun (ha ha), and drinkies with friends.
Allotment is for veg, fruit, hard work, anger management, counselling, therapy, me time, and also very occasionally lounging in the sun. ( after much digging covered in mud and dripping with sweat)ToriComment
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Think I may add this one to my 'quote of the day' .'SagudnOriginally posted by Tori View Post
“If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Charles Churchill : A dog will look up on you; a cat will look down on you; however, a pig will see you eye to eye and know it has found an equal
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Should people with gardens give up their allotment??
COURSE NOT
Its not the people WITH the allotments that should have to make sacrifices - the council should provide more allotments AND stop trying to redevelop the ones they have (Southampton City Council....I know where you are
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Put the blame for the shortages squarely where it belongs!
Thats my 2p's worth over
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i have two plots on our site as do quite a few of fellow plotters on our site,we see so many people come and go,the turn up because somebody planted a seed in their head.
well believe me nine times out of ten thats the only seed that gets planted.
we have people who turn up take their plot pay each year and do not do anything with their plot apart from maybe a few plants that never get anywhere near being able to be used as food.
my two plots on the otherhand (not blowing my trumpet) are without question the tidiest plots on our site so why should i have to give one up. i have worked mine through ankle fusion operations and a heartattack i can make the effort so why should i give one up ahead of someone who has one plot who never does anything to it.(rant over)i dont suffer with insanity i enjoy every minute of it
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What exactly constitutes a "garden"? What if it's tiny? What if it gets no sun, or has no grass, or terrible soil? What if you only have a front garden and don't want local hoods stealing the veg? I have no idea how councils would even begin to police such thing
My "garden" is teeny - the medium sized shed takes up half the space, its all a hill of gravel over the rest of it. Huge fence, just a few rays of sunshine. If I actually had any space in it, as much as I'd love to grow more veg, I'd want the space for the kids to run around in, have a slide or a paddling pool on warm days.
There is so much land out there that isn't being used (probably because of its cost a few years ago), why should hardworking allotmenteers give up their lottie to someone who might not put it to best use.Gayle
Container gardening this year, bring on the Spring!Comment
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We have a big enough garden with the veg patch beyond it at 85sqm or so. Should someone who has two plots give up one for me if i want to grow on a bigger plot? No, I don't think so. I could reclaim some of the garden to boost the veg patch if need be.
A waiting list is exactly that. If demand exceeds supply its not the existing owners fault and so they shouldn't be punished.Comment
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Have to say no as most people find it more theraputic actually going somewhere else and doing a bit of gardening with like minded people
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