[andyk]

best of luck all the work is worth it in the end

[littlemisssunshine]

Thanks for all the encouragement.  I am now rethinking the rotivator.  However I do not have access to one regularly.

Sawnee - I think my plot will be like yours - I am setting myself a goal, half dug this year and the rest next year.

I must take some photos and I'll figure out how to add them.

 

[andyk]

photo can be added by useing photobucket i think there is a guide on the site

[mushroom]

if you have webspace with your internet provider, it's an idea to periodically record progress, then upload the pics. Mine is here. It helps me not to get too despondent with the task in hand, especially comparing the photos at the very beginning against the latest ones. It also helps with planning, thinking about future layout, etc, and importantly, where what was planted, important in rotation.

[gobs]

You had your job cut out there, Mushy, you could have even set fire to all those huge grass!

Have you put any manure in this year?

[Tinbasher]

you guys have great soil up there in lancs  

Huh?  I thought Lancs was sat on one huge bed of clay, this contributing as much to the dampness and thus the rise of Cotton Industry, as anything that comes out of the skies?  I must have drawn the short straw cos it certainly is where I am.

[shaun]

there on the flat bit near the sea tinbasher   you need to go west a bit towards ormskirk or east a bit towards rainford  

[Tinbasher]

there on the flat bit near the sea tinbasher   you need to go west a bit towards ormskirk or east a bit towards rainford  

Oh yeah I see.  St Annes eh?  Luxury. Don't know they're born.

[mushroom]

You had your job cut out there, Mushy, you could have even set fire to all those huge grass!

Unfortunately not - fires are restricted to bonfire night, as we are surrounded on 3 sides by houses. They don't count a BBQ as a 'fire', though. In the latest photos, the grass is stacked in a pile on the left. It's dead and dry, it will burn.

Have you put any manure in this year?

nope. I've been looking for somewhere local but not found anyone who will deliver yet (I don't drive). Luckily, the soil appears to be in good condition anyway. I will manure the last section, after it is cleared - but i can't clear it until after I've burned the stuff I can't compost.

[gobs]

Yes, a lot of people won't deliver any as they are not allowed to(classified as dangerous waste) you need special license to transport it, etc.

Fellow allotmentiers should know though, who does.

[muntjac]

that special licene to deliver manure is a new one on me and the chicken farm office . and also the dairy herd farm at black street knows nothing it may be down to your area if that ths case

Manure produced by horses that are kept privately within the curtilage of a dwelling house is classified as Household Waste and as such, is not subject to the regulations that apply to manure produced at commercial sites.

http://www.surrey.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Manure+wanted+and+available?opendocument

[gobs]

Might be local, but all those stables and farms I approached around here,gave me that very same answer, you come and help yourself, we are not allowed to transport it. :?

[muntjac]

Ii guess they are misinterprating the rules or are a commercial stable  

[egym]

Hi, i am sharing an allotment with a friend just outside brighton, i've been on the waiting list 2 yrs now and it'll probably be another 2yrs before i get one in brighton, still its nice to get out to the country.
I've pretty much finished the digging and covered some plots in polythene ready for use in spring.
I've just bought a small poly tunnel and would like some advice on what i can plant now!!!
Also is ok to just use last yrs compost (left on site) or do i need horse manure. I don't drive so i go everywhere on the bus (bike in summer)
Thanks.
PS; this is also my 1st time on a forum/chat room! :

[muntjac]

welcome and yes you can use last years compost and thank the person who left it for ya . pop up to welcome forum and tell us a little bit about your self and area