Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: ravenzero1 on March 18, 2010, 18:25
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Hello every one. my name is steve and i got my first allotment today.
my question is where do i start. the site will be plowed in the next couple of days and then im off. please help.
many thanks steve
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[my question is where do i start. the site will be plowed in the next couple of days and then im off. please help.
off to where exactly
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What a start............? I wish someone would come and plough my new plot. I'm halfway through digging it over...................the hard way! ???
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Whats the plot like for weeds? is it clear or overgrown?
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Welcome to the site ravenzero1 :D
Have a look at this thread, which contains some useful tips to get you started, and some further links
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=49569.0
And don't forget to take piccies as you go!
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it doesnt seem to have any weeds
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it doesnt seem to have any weeds
Easy Peasy then.
Mark it out into 4 or 5 equal sized plots and decide what you are going to plant where - you need to rotate crops to avoid diseases, the order is Potatoes, Legumes (beans), Roots (eg carrot, parsnips), Brassicas (cabbage, lettuce, cuali etc).
Decide if you going to have a shed, leave a space for a compost heap or two, and get planting seeds in pots/trays in the greenhouse or conservatory for planting out in a couple of months.
Ive got going:
Cucumber
Squash
Tomatoes
Broad beans
Lettuce
Cauli
Red and White cabbage
Leeks
Turnips
Sweetcorns
Nasturtium
Petunias
Sunflowers
Pansies
Geraniums
And you have enough time to get in a few rows of potatoes.
Plenty to do!!!