Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2009, 22:27 »
akkkk
you'll be fine,mine was that bad and itd nearly done now after 14 years  ;)

kidding, only a year, and half is done to permanent perfection, the other half is a project still  :D I still grow enough to encourage me though
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« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2009, 22:09 »
Sh*t!!!
You got some work there mate.
All the best it will be well worth it.

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2009, 23:21 »

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2009, 23:23 »
Making progress..... slabs and shed on the way. :tongue2:

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« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2009, 11:54 »
Well done, that must have been a back breaking few days!

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« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2009, 20:54 »
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I am well impressed by your progress Lottyboy and Digger spotted a good bet here  :wacko:
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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2009, 22:09 »
Wow lottyboy, thats some backbreakingwork there - hope you have a good mattress and plenty of radox............... :lol:
nice compost bins  :)
just keep breathing................

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2009, 23:14 »
Hi, Thanks for the encouragement. I aint no slacker thats for sure lol.

Slabs are down - Shed should be up tommorrow

Off till next week from work - more quality time down the lotty till then so more pics on the way tomorrow evening.....

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2009, 23:27 »
Hey up thats a bit of a mess aint it. Dont be put off or get disheartened, do a small piece at a time, take regular breaks and finish before your really tired, thats what i did to my own patch of jungle, looking forward to work in progress piccies. :wacko:

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2009, 10:19 »


Sheds up ! And painted too  :)

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« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2009, 18:44 »
Now you're just showing off --- even paving beneath the bench  ;)

Keep going, I'm loving it

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2009, 19:05 »
Fab work lotty boy - just need a bar & hot tub and you'll be there....  :D  :D

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2009, 08:15 »
Thank you, thank you.... Takes a bow.  ;)

Im taking a greenhouse down there today that i had free off freecycle.

I also have plans to rope off some areas to work out where my raised boards are going to go.

Planing..... im lovin this !

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #28 on: March 20, 2009, 08:32 »
Can't wait to see the greenhouse!  8)

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Re: Hooray ! I have an allotment at last !
« Reply #29 on: March 22, 2009, 12:36 »
*. Have to get permission before i can put the greenhouse up apparently so have sent in an authorisation form.  >:(

Anyhow, don't matter plenty to do. Have been busy making raised beds last two days. :)


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