tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post4334513863233025768..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Goodbye Plot 14A...VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-57200550543304495172014-01-13T21:09:07.099+00:002014-01-13T21:09:07.099+00:00Our waiting list was around 130 at one point. Sara...Our waiting list was around 130 at one point. Sarah Cundy from Wiltshire Food Champions told me Wiltshire's waiting lists were almost wiped out after the summer of 2012. Looks like we have quite a few tempted to have a go again. How many will stick at it remains to be seen...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-64446024991084772162014-01-11T09:48:51.304+00:002014-01-11T09:48:51.304+00:00I think our waiting list is falling off now - we a...I think our waiting list is falling off now - we also have uncared for plots so maybe our bubble is bursting. Some are given a plot and soon realise this alotment lark isn't as easy as they thoughtSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81474611651505670432014-01-10T20:39:03.559+00:002014-01-10T20:39:03.559+00:00I wonder Anna. Your association sounds great - goo...I wonder Anna. Your association sounds great - good to hear of a site being 'invested' in for the future :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9817330473183622332014-01-10T20:38:10.113+00:002014-01-10T20:38:10.113+00:00Indeed Pauline. The talk this week of the value of...Indeed Pauline. The talk this week of the value of ancient woodland reminded me of how precarious many of our allotment sites are. You're supposed to be given a new site, but they're usually so much poorer because of all the years of cultivation. Off-setting woodland won't work because it has also been managed for such a long period of time.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-68761565587571219452014-01-10T20:35:51.569+00:002014-01-10T20:35:51.569+00:00Hi Liz - I'm intrigued by your number going do...Hi Liz - I'm intrigued by your number going downwards...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91001797975815237152014-01-10T20:35:10.992+00:002014-01-10T20:35:10.992+00:00Funny you should say that Margaret - the pre car p...Funny you should say that Margaret - the pre car park grass bank was v slippery in the winter. I once slipped and my shoe fell off and landed on my muck heap!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-438502533047005802014-01-10T20:33:55.778+00:002014-01-10T20:33:55.778+00:00Sorry to hear about your storm damage Linda :(Sorry to hear about your storm damage Linda :(VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-50510239880235131452014-01-10T20:33:21.155+00:002014-01-10T20:33:21.155+00:00It sounds like you fell on your feet plot-wise CJ!...It sounds like you fell on your feet plot-wise CJ! <br /><br />They did both - plots were divided when given up or if plot holders fell short of standards at inspection time. I battled to keep my other half of the plot for a number of years as I regularly fell short of what was required. However, I realised one day that caring responsibilities away from home were not going to go away in the short to mid term, so my optimistic reassurances I would be able to look after a full size plot weren't going to happen. So I gave up half of my plot and I'm pleased to say I have a great new neighbour. She's a Ghurkha army life and it's so interesting to see a different way of cultivating vegetables - she models hers on her village's system in Nepal. I've also found my half plot is more productive than my whole one as I now have time to look after it properly.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66952232558821541382014-01-08T22:14:35.265+00:002014-01-08T22:14:35.265+00:00Was rather concerned there VP but only for a minut...Was rather concerned there VP but only for a minute :) I wonder if waiting lists will grow further when 'The Great Allotment Challenge" comes to our screen. No changes to my plot as far as I'm aware - too wet to venture down at the moment. Our allotment association is hoping to bid for further grants this year to improve a woodland area, improve access roads and to enable outside groups to use some of the facilities.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49710068698494033532014-01-08T18:13:09.626+00:002014-01-08T18:13:09.626+00:00So glad you have still got your plot, it would be ...So glad you have still got your plot, it would be awful having to move to another plot after you had been improving the soil over a number of years.Paulinehttp://www.leadupthegardenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-47049590004519443852014-01-08T15:49:14.056+00:002014-01-08T15:49:14.056+00:00I've just had my plot number had my plot numbe...I've just had my plot number had my plot number changed from 45 to 44 so all change here too!Lizhttp://organicallotment.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12759405223778180472014-01-08T15:11:38.130+00:002014-01-08T15:11:38.130+00:00We've got lots of plans for our 2 plots this y...We've got lots of plans for our 2 plots this year, one of which is to make some paths to stop us from slipping about when the soil is muddyMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979390044895652899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46902405880251350962014-01-08T12:24:58.642+00:002014-01-08T12:24:58.642+00:00Apart from waiting to replace the broken panes of ...Apart from waiting to replace the broken panes of glass from the storm recently . The greenhouse is slowly starting to fill up with new seeds still working out what we going to grow but hopefully lot of things in small amounts LINDA'Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322944728491268995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-68907533115929417092014-01-08T09:57:03.679+00:002014-01-08T09:57:03.679+00:00When people vacate the older big plots at our site...When people vacate the older big plots at our site, they are often divided into two. When I got mine, I was given only half of the original plot. I happened to mention to some allotmenteers that it was such a shame I didn't get the whole plot, especially as the other half had a lot of mature fruit, which a newcomer would probably rip out to have room for vegetables. And miraculously the Lady with the Clipboard rang me and offered me the other half as well. Someone put in a good word for me, I was very lucky. Other than that there aren't many changes, although people are very good at maintaining the site. The stone wall around the outside is rebuilt in places, and the paths are re-done when they collapse sideways into the plots. There's a big waiting list for your site, but it's good to know that growing your own is still popular. Did they divide the plots when they were vacated, or did they take half away from existing plotholders?CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com