welcome to my allotment!

Hello!

So, its long been a dream, ambition, wish of mine to grow my own veg.  There's something amazing about growing something from a tiny seed (or plant....I am a beginner after all!) and being able to pick it for dinner and put it on your plate.  We eat a lot of salad stuff and vegetables (not so much fruit for some reason) so I'm hoping to be able to grow a lot of what we need instead of buying it!


So I put my name down with our local allotment society, but was warned there was a long waiting list as they're very much in demand in my area, maybe "growing your own" is in fashion around here! There's quite a few sites around here though so I was hoping to get a plot sooner rather than later.

You can imagine my surprise when I was offered a plot two weeks later!  Admittedly, I'd emailed the man who runs the waiting list once or twice, just to keep in touch, but whatever anyone says, nagging works as I am now the proud owner of Plot 6a!

Welcome to my plot!  My dad there too, eager to get started 

Its actually only half a plot and I share with another lady who I've not met yet, but to be fair, the space I have is ample.  A whole plot in my first year of growing might have been a bit overwhelming as thats a lot of ground to dig over!

I'm lucky as the plot has been grown on up until quite recently.  A lot of allotments get overgrown where people give up on them and let the weeds take over so they can need a lot of work to get them started and in a state fit for growing.

It might not look much at the moment (lets face it, its a fairly small patch of land right now!) but it holds so much potential!  I'm hoping to get a small shed put up right at the back, but for now there's a communal shed I can use to put any tools in.

Unfortunately I think I've jinxed the weather as every day I've been there since I picked up the keys, its rained.  Infact its not just rained, its been the wettest month since records began.  You couldn't make it up!  I will take a wet winter though as long as we get lots of sunshine in spring so I can get over there and start planting!  I have however, had lots of time to start planning.  These two books are really helpful for a beginner as they explain in nice easy diagrams when to plant in a greenhouse or straight into the ground, how long growing time is and are just a generally good all round guide.

My aim for next year is to grow all the veg for my Christmas dinner!  Not only that, I'd like to do a veg box for each of my family too. Ambitious?  Maybe but I like to aim high - haha!

I look forward to updating you more when I eventually get over there!

Thanks for reading!

Mrs B xx