Official allotment thread.

tedebear said:

Same, but mine are foxes. I use diy cloches of different shapes and sizes. If you get a sheet of reinforced steel that is bendable or chicken wire at b&q or some such and bend it into a tunnel shape, should keep the worst off...or you can buy cloches of different shapes and sizes...might help. People in our allotment cut the bottom off 2 litres water bottles too and use them as little single cloches...works, but doesn't look the nicest if you are going for Chelsea standards...

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AmexRuislip said:

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After a year out, weve finally managed to get up to our plot after rain has eased.
Anyone else started on theirs yet

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mikeyjh said:

I run our community allotmenent/garden - We're in to our second year now so probably our first full planting season, it's not the neatest but we make do It's intended to blend with the woodland that we've also taken over and a wildlife pond we had built and provide a great habitat for that wildlife. And to grow food, obv.View attachment 180147View attachment 180148View attachment 180149

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knocky1 said:

Woodchipped the paths and seating area.
Been on a slug offence due to the rain. Collected nigh on 200 that have been placed in the slug farm. A few of them have a parasite, nematodes, and this spreads amongst newcomers. Currently they are dieing within 3 days. The resulting stinking solution is then watered down and 90% poured on veg beds and 10% kept for the next farm.
Also have 4" high asparagus, flowering broad beans but leaves a bit chocolate spotty, 8 rows pots in. Good tom seedlings. Just need some better weather to kick off.

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A mex eyecan said:

what a lovely setting to spend some time.

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AmexRuislip said:

Looks stunning.

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vegster said:

Slugs have been absolutely terrible this year... I have a polytunnel for early crops and everything apart from Shallots has been got at by slugs... been beer trapping for about 3 weeks now and yet still they come. the bastards have even started eating the leaves of my Onion sets. I planted a few Mizuna and lettuce for early salads and they were wiped out ! Chatting at the allotment shop yesterday there were horror story's of Broad Beans wiped out and even Asparagus tips are being eaten ! A lady said her friend collected 2,500 slugs one night on her plot, she counted every one... probably better to go by weight with that many.

So, reluctantly, I'm back on slug pellets for a short while. I'm not the only one either as there is little point in growing anything otherwise sadly.

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mikeyjh said:

I run our community allotmenent/garden - We're in to our second year now so probably our first full planting season, it's not the neatest but we make do It's intended to blend with the woodland that we've also taken over and a wildlife pond we had built and provide a great habitat for that wildlife. And to grow food, obv.View attachment 180147View attachment 180148View attachment 180149

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tedebear said:

Thats amazing, I'd love an arbour like that on our site. Sadly we get a council gate with a whopping great padlock that gets tempramental in winter!

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mikeyjh said:

I run our community allotmenent/garden - We're in to our second year now so probably our first full planting season, it's not the neatest but we make do It's intended to blend with the woodland that we've also taken over and a wildlife pond we had built and provide a great habitat for that wildlife. And to grow food, obv.View attachment 180147View attachment 180148View attachment 180149

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