Allotment thread.

[AmexRuislip]

Thought I'd start this thread off.
I have an allotment up here in Middlesex, and was wondering are there any NSC's that have one to?
Its a great stress relief from working shift

As it happens today I was up here with my wife today, and was introduced to a fellow Albion supporter visiting his b' in law who supports Fulham.
Ended putting the world to rights in a Brighton sort of way

 

[Hampster Gull]

Good, i look forward to a promotion season then

Have always like the idea of an allotment

 

[rexwedge]

Have had a double plot for fifteen years now. Can't beat your own stuff. Also helps to keep your heed clear.

 

[jevs]

There's someone on this site who records everything on his allotment.....it's friggin hilarious. A little while ago, he did a virtual trip to his plot......

"so, here i am in my car,
I'm now driving down he road
Im now going through the town,
im getting close to the plot
Ive arrived at the plot"

All on webcam. I'll try to find it, it's breathtaking

 

[knocky1]

Have had a double plot for fifteen years now. Can't beat your own stuff. Also helps to keep your heed clear.

You took the words out of my mouth. 15 years at Weald Allotment in Hove and two plots.

 

[moggy]

Mine is in Southwick
Had it 7yrs

 

[Jim in the West]

Had an allotment down here in sunny Somerset for a couple of years....nothing better than nipping up to the allotment after work on a balmy summer's evening with a beer, to dig a few spuds!

 

[1066familyman]

Just worked out the other day that we've had our plot for about 8 years now. Great way to introduce the kids to nature and see how things grow. They manage to strike a nice balance between genuinely useful work and playtime up there too. I do nearly all the digging & weeding, they do most of the planting, watering & harvesting.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Do you all still build sheds out of old doors?

My dad had an allotment at the end of Nesbit Road/ Natal Road in Brighton when I was a kid, he used to take me along for what seemed like hours.
One afternoon I got bored and dug severel trenches in and around his greenhouse that he built out of old windows and frames, he went spare as it nearly collapsed I don't think he took me again.

Only Fools and Horses Mother Nature's Son episode was filmed there, it's where they found the Peckham Spring

 

[banjo]

Second year on mine sharing with a mate. You can't beat growing your own.

 

[sully]

We have one in Hurstpierpoint. Now into our third season.

I seem to be able to grow plenty of potatoes, onions and garlic and inherited some fruits that are excellent (raspberries, blackberries and rhubarb).

Last year I made jam for the first time in my life from the fruit we grew.

It seems to be being taken over by buttercups at the moment, though, so I can see a lot of digging and weeding in the next few weeks!

 

[surrey jim]

IIRC [MENTION=18309]Muzzy[/MENTION] has an allotment blog/website