OK then boys and girls As you all know i,ve not been at this long so please bear with me,I have been given so Onion sets did not manage to get them planted so 1st of all can i save them and how ? And secoundly how do i plant them up and what time of year is best. Thanks for reading this post,All the...

I know what you mean,only got my allotment last week,managed to get it steimed and it's rained ever since

Oh well i hope we get some dry weather soon.

All the best,Ian

Hi Mouse and Glallotments, Have you tried covering your plots with HD black Polythene for a while as this will dry them out a bit. Then when fairly dry use digging boards to work from as you dig your plots. When I lived in Hertfordshire, famous for it's clay soil, I used this method and it was quit...

As long as it stop's the rain i dont mind,i am sure me digging will keep me warm

All the best,Ian

Thank you very much for your help,now all i have to do is pray it stops raining

All the best,Ian

Guys When i was strimming my new plot yesterday i found just on the edge of it a tree,not too sure what type it is about 3-4 ft tall,i am going to dig it out when it stop's raining ,What would be the best way to deal with the roots i car't get out could i apply some sort of weedkiller. Thanks for re...

And After

Ok Chaps,Before

Hi Geoff Went out today with the new strimmer,used the disk as you said,so now i have a nice strimmed plot when i can mange to re size the photos i'll put up a before and after photo ,the next question will be what do i do now i think i will only use half of the plot to start and then cover the rest...

Thanks for the replys chaps, i think i will start off fresh and try a few of the old seeds on some damp paper just to see what happen's.

All the best,Ian

Chaps

As some of you may know i now have an allotment and am starting out in the veg world,i would like to post a couple of photos of my allotmant for you all to see.

How would i go about doing this please.

All the best,Ian

Chaps

I have been given some seeds from a work mate,but i am not too sure if i should use them,on the packets there are dates,most of them have the date 2005,does this mean i carn't use them as they are out of date or does it not mater that much.

Thanks for reading this post,Ian

Guys,it all went very well i now have a 8.5 pole allotment,sorry but i have no idea what that is in feet and inches , i am like a 10 year old at Xmas carnt wait to get started

Off to Argos at the Weekend need an Petrol Strimmer

All the best,Ian

Is it the same with horse manure,as i can get hold of some as my wife has a horse and was when i get sorted going to dig it in to my plot, Sorry if it's a silly question. All the best,Ian In the future horse manure should in theory be safer as when the herbicide is reintroduced it will not be avail...

Is it the same with horse manure,as i can get hold of some as my wife has a horse and was when i get sorted going to dig it in to my plot,
Sorry if it's a silly question.

All the best,Ian