Well I have my allotment. I went down this morning for a couple of hours, had a good look round and measured up.
The plot is 82ft long, 16ft wide at the top and 25ft wide at the bottom.
I have inherited 3 well established Blackcurrant bushes, some Rhubarb, an out of control Raspberry patch, Horseradish and a few strawberry plants, as well as some winter veg.
The soil is a little on the heavy side of loam but not in the least bit difficult to work and certainly not clay. It has been well cared for and I have been told the lower half was manured and double dug last winter.
I wanted to get some of it ready for planting Garlic and Broad Beans to overwinter so I took a fork down and started digging before I knew it I had more or less dug half the bit I wanted done and as my back was starting to protest, I stopped there.
I'm really pleased with my progress and weather permitting I should get the rest of the bed dug tomorrow and then I can get the Beans and Garlic in next week.
Someone once told me when starting a new garden, get a small area cleared and planted up so at least you have something to look forward to. I've started many gardens over the years and I have always adhered to this one piece of advice. Once I have a crop of something in the ground, than I will start clearing the rest. I would like to have the plot dug over before Christmas and the Raspberries under control. Then I can leave it alone til spring.
The sun is quite low at this time of year so there are only a couple of photos that look any good.
Plot from th bottom.
Area dug over for Beans and Garlic.
I will update as things progress.
The plot is 82ft long, 16ft wide at the top and 25ft wide at the bottom.
I have inherited 3 well established Blackcurrant bushes, some Rhubarb, an out of control Raspberry patch, Horseradish and a few strawberry plants, as well as some winter veg.
The soil is a little on the heavy side of loam but not in the least bit difficult to work and certainly not clay. It has been well cared for and I have been told the lower half was manured and double dug last winter.
I wanted to get some of it ready for planting Garlic and Broad Beans to overwinter so I took a fork down and started digging before I knew it I had more or less dug half the bit I wanted done and as my back was starting to protest, I stopped there.
I'm really pleased with my progress and weather permitting I should get the rest of the bed dug tomorrow and then I can get the Beans and Garlic in next week.
Someone once told me when starting a new garden, get a small area cleared and planted up so at least you have something to look forward to. I've started many gardens over the years and I have always adhered to this one piece of advice. Once I have a crop of something in the ground, than I will start clearing the rest. I would like to have the plot dug over before Christmas and the Raspberries under control. Then I can leave it alone til spring.
The sun is quite low at this time of year so there are only a couple of photos that look any good.
Plot from th bottom.
Area dug over for Beans and Garlic.
I will update as things progress.