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Welcome => Welcome to the Forums => Topic started by: Margaret Phillips-Jones on June 20, 2020, 16:27

Title: Hello everyone
Post by: Margaret Phillips-Jones on June 20, 2020, 16:27

Hi everyone, this is the first allotment/garden forum I've joined. I'm a novice in the allotment circle. I had a mini plot a couple of years ago and have just taken over a half plot. Just getting to know what will grow and what won't. I wanted it mainly for a small polytunnel for growing tomatoes and the rest is a bonus. I inherited an asparagus bed, raspberries, loganberries and rhubarb. The soil is clay, this is my second season and have begun to realise that there is more to growing fruit and veg than just planting the seeds.

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Yorkie on June 20, 2020, 19:00

Welcome to the forums and congrats on your upsized allotment  :D

Nice lot of soft fruit there  :)

Yes, there can be more to it, but so much is luck and the weather, you'll get different things that work every year - just like the rest of us  :lol:

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: New shoot on June 21, 2020, 09:05

Hi and welcome  :)

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on June 21, 2020, 09:44

Hello and welcome. ....and good luck!

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: snowdrops on June 21, 2020, 11:00

Hi there & welcome to the site. I’m looking to finally get a poly tunnel this autumn, so we can compare notes  :D

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: basketcase on June 23, 2020, 21:08

Hi Margaret

Another new joiner here.  I've also just got a half plot.  Where are you?  I'm Aberdeen, so it'd be interesting to see what works where.  Although comparing tomatoes will be a non-starter - I'm allergic!  :D