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Title: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 18, 2013, 14:58
"My Veg Plot 2013"

Don't forget to put a description with your photo!

Prize – A copy of How to Store Your Home Grown Produce (http://www.allotment-garden.org/book/store-produce.php) or Easy Jams, Chutneys & Preserves (http://www.allotment-garden.org/book/jam-book.php)

I'm going to vary the rules for this competition:

You may have as many entries as you want BUT only one picture per post, please.

This competition will run until 18th September 2013 - with voting open to all members for one week after that.

The simple rules:

   
Full rules can be found
Here (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=15798.0)

Help Posting Photographs (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=19476.0)

Title: Plot 18b
Post by: mumofstig on August 18, 2013, 15:23
Plot 18b. When I'm not here, I'm there  :)

(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/july2013garden037_zps37e2a327.jpg)
Title: Plot 53
Post by: Annen on August 18, 2013, 20:01
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lm4M48qjtvA/UfgQU-6b_II/AAAAAAAAEUo/ReRX0thPaJE/s640/WP_000304.jpg?gl=GB)

Plot 53, where I spend every fine day, even some wet ones.




Title: Abundancy
Post by: Annen on August 19, 2013, 15:29
The view from the compost heaps - abundancy


(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-94buP063ipE/UeVAosjSYuI/AAAAAAAAEIw/gs4rPwYaO8A/s640/IMG_1711.JPG?gl=GB)

Title: Plot 9
Post by: Wavertree Red on August 19, 2013, 16:58
Plot 9.  Prior to site inspection hence the OCD like tidy appearance  :)

(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p564/Wavertree/617FC12F-8C47-4FC4-A44E-5B77D2D669B2-5584-000003DC54A5FD78.jpg)
Title: Plot 6B from the front
Post by: Plot 6B on August 19, 2013, 19:17
Plot 6B from the front

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=49858;image)

Title: Plot 6B from the shed
Post by: Plot 6B on August 19, 2013, 19:19
Plot 6B from the shed!

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=49860;image)
Title: Plot 23
Post by: MickyB on August 19, 2013, 20:24
Plot 23:
 'A place to put my feet up'.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=49898;image)
Title: My first year
Post by: Godhelm on August 20, 2013, 10:13
My first year - 4 months after taking on a grassy wasteland.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=49924;image)
Title: Another of Plot 6B
Post by: Plot 6B on August 20, 2013, 19:31
Another of Plot 6B.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=49972;image)
Title: Plot 6B from the other side
Post by: Plot 6B on August 20, 2013, 19:40
 Plot 6B From the other side.


(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=49974;image)
Title: Plot 64
Post by: archibtbm on August 21, 2013, 05:42
a view of plot 64

(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a591/archibtbm/Allotment/20130803_085346_zps6d4b5966.jpg)
Title: Plot 64 2 weeks on
Post by: archibtbm on August 21, 2013, 05:43
Getting there slowly  Plot 64 2 weeks on,
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a591/archibtbm/Allotment/20130820_183646_zps29ee3130.jpg)
Title: Allotment Security Guards
Post by: cadalot on August 21, 2013, 06:47
Allotment Security Guards

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50020;image)
Title: Plot 5
Post by: devonbarmygardener on September 01, 2013, 15:15
This is my plot at the beginning of the year - looks very empty! :(

Plot 5 - Emma's little piece of land - since 2004 :happy:

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50328;image)
Title: This summer
Post by: devonbarmygardener on September 14, 2013, 22:16
And this is this summers' photo of my little territory!

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50747;image)
Title: My sweetcorn
Post by: mumofstig on September 17, 2013, 12:28
My sweetcorn

(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/july2013garden028_zpsf14e2d0a.jpg)
Title: March this year
Post by: mumofstig on September 17, 2013, 12:49
My plot looked tidy in March this year  :lol:

(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/DSCI0122_zps920cc11e.jpg)

Please ignore the date - the camera sometimes resets to 1/1/07 when  I recharge the battery!
I didn't get the allotment til 2010  ::)
Title: Plot 65
Post by: Beetroot Queen on September 17, 2013, 14:48
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/judey_wooo/plot/d628813fd21682d3e173da3c4fb35d07.jpg)


Plot 65 starts to get going
Title: Peek a boo
Post by: Beetroot Queen on September 17, 2013, 14:51
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/judey_wooo/1d0ab08a700b653934003ef83e2f1460.jpg)


Peek a boo.
Title: First ever strawberry
Post by: Beetroot Queen on September 17, 2013, 14:52
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/judey_wooo/8d0b97ab7eedb04082863322d515e966.jpg)


Her first ever strawberry.
Title: View from my shed roof
Post by: VegGirl7 on September 17, 2013, 22:16
Had to go mountaineering to get this shot  ;)  - this is the view from my shed roof  :D

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50843;image)
Title: A month or two later
Post by: VegGirl7 on September 17, 2013, 22:19
 A month or two later... everything's growing (including the gazebo)

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50845;image)
Title: The bit in the middle
Post by: VegGirl7 on September 17, 2013, 22:40
This is most of 'the bit in the middle'.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50848;image)
Title: Flower Border
Post by: jmc1949 on September 18, 2013, 16:13
 Here's my flower border with runner beans and sweetcorn at the back.


(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50854;image)
Title: Looking down the plot
Post by: jmc1949 on September 18, 2013, 16:17
Looking down the plot

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108968.0;attach=50857;image)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 19, 2013, 20:01
The voting is now open and will last until

26th September 2013.
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 25, 2013, 21:48
Voting ends tomorrow !
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 29, 2013, 10:23
The competition voting is now closed and the results are:


Joint 1st - Wavertree Red - Plot 9 and Godhelm - My First Year each with 9 votes

2nd - Nige2plots - Plot 6B from the front with 7 votes

The prize goes to Wavertree Red and Godhelm.  Please send your contact details to John.

Well done everyone – great photos :D

Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Wavertree Red on September 29, 2013, 20:06
Wow. Thanks for the votes  :).
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Beetroot Queen on September 29, 2013, 20:08
Congratulations to you both.  ;)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: mumofstig on September 29, 2013, 20:08
Congratulations to the winners, well done  :)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: devonbarmygardener on September 29, 2013, 21:00
Congratulations. Lovely plots :)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Annen on September 29, 2013, 21:04
Well done everybody! :)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Wavertree Red on September 29, 2013, 23:00
Cheers all  :)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on September 30, 2013, 11:34
Great plots everyone. Gives me something to aspire to next year.  ;)
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: cadalot on September 30, 2013, 16:07
Well done the winners - I love looking at photos of other peoples plots - and getting ideas for mine
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Sparkyrog on September 30, 2013, 16:15
Congrats All  :D
Title: Re: Competition #22 - "My Veg Plot 2013"
Post by: Plot 6B on October 01, 2013, 17:46
Congratulations to the winning photographs. Worthy winners and great plots!