Alan's Allotment

So the main hob for half term is to get the greenhouse up. The site has been carefully selected on the south facing side of the garden. The greenhouse was delivered back in September and has been sat patiently in the garage waiting for this week  Here's the site that I've picked:  All started well on Monday morning. The weather was fine and I was out in the garden ready to start with digging and marking out the base. The problem came when I started digging and within two rows of pigging out turf I hit something hard. Yup, in true TimeTeam fashion, I uncovered something under the lawn. A 6'x6' concrete slab! SO after a bit of head scratching, I moved the base up 2' and continued. At the end of day 1 I'd got the base down and moved an awful lot more earth than previously anticipated. With Day 2 being fine as well, I set about getting the frame up. I'd ordered online from https://www.greenhousestores.co.uk/Greenhouses/ and the best th...

It's with a heavy but happy heart I write today. After 12 long years together, me and my allotment said goodbye to each other. My garden is ready to take over the reins and so I dug out what I could and after 3 full car loads that was it. I've got 2 redcurrant, 2 blackcurrant, tayberry, loganberry, 2 different rhubarb and all my herbs out. They're now in the garden soaking up a big drink. As much of the hard landscaping as I could manage came too. I left the pallet coldframe and the hotchpotch of raspberries. Strawberries stayed as I've got new ones on order. Comfrey stayed and all my bright light chard was left for the new owner. They were sad to see me go and the Chairman said they would have to be very careful as to who they let take on my plot. I walked him round what was what and then handed over the keys. Tomorrow I start marking out the garden and laying paths for my new veg patch  and the onions, garlic and broadbeans will be going in as I start again the v...