I wouldn't do it that way ...

We all do things that work for us and wonder why they don't work for others.

I've taken over an allotment where, for the first couple of years, the previous tenant kept chickens. He gave up after that as it was too much effort to visit daily and stayed another two years before the allotment was too much effort. He left it extremely tidy, full of raised beds and virtually weed free.

But I wouldn't have composted his chicken manure by itself in an enclosed container on pavings. It's taking some effort to empty as the contents are extremely wet. And it seems he composted nothing else.

I'd have composted anything I could along with the chicken manure - but not on paving slabs. So - who else has taken on a plot and said "Hmm I wouldn't have done that"?

I have seen new allotmenters which plot was cleared and they put in grass paths!!! Slugs and snails love grass.

I did learn a lot of good things as well...still do not know how to tie in a cucumber plant though

Using the allotment plot to dump rotting kitchen units, a sideboard and a dismantled public phone box...

I wouldn't have done that...

My new plot has the same carpet issues and buried smashed up greenhouse that others have had. I will be removing glass and carpet threads and bits of plastic for years!

I also had what appears to be a small patio about a foot down (makes digging very difficult🙁) so I guess someone had a sunken garden at some point as the plot is level??

Next door dug out half a motorbike - don't know what happened to the other half😄