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hi everyone from new member
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:56 pm
by carlseawolf
Hi everyone just join the forum
been watching for a few months and there is some very intresting chat going on , got given an allotment a few weeks ago and have been impressed with some of the tips posted on here.
We are going total raised beds and as near organic as pratical, will be planting half fruit and half veg.
that all for know
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:30 pm
by mazmezroz
Hi Carlesawolf Welcome to the forum!
Yes, it's v. informative and useful! And occasionally not informative but entertaining, and sometimes, entertaining and informative!
Will be interested to see any replies regarding raised beds, as I am thinking of installing these in my new garden - when I get it! I'm in the process of moving so feel very jealous of you with your new allotment.
Good luck, and keep posting.
Love
Maz
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:03 pm
by Alison
Hi, Carlesawolf! What sort of state is your allotment in - have you taken over one where the previous owner kept it completely weed-free (I wish!) or is it a case of guess where the soil is under all the buttercup?
Alison.
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:06 pm
by jopsy
hi carl
welcome to kg
see youre in north devon-i know it well!
nice to see a new face-watch out for OH!!
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:42 pm
by carlseawolf
Hi ya
plot was in a bit of a state , ive included a web site in my profile to show what i'm doing iv'e keep it short and sweet so i don't bore everyone.
www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:53 pm
by peter
Impressive, do you have shares in the timber yard, or do you own it?
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:02 pm
by carlseawolf
no i dont own or have shares , but i wish i did !
i know the reason you said that is because these beds are not cheap- £50 each but there is 6 people in our house and we spend approximaly £1000 a year on fruit and veg and we plan to keep this for a least 10 years ( whitch the treated wood will last ) so that makes it only £5 a year and its a no dig plot it will be good in are old age
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:09 pm
by peter
Just wait till you start looking at greenhouses, £400 for timber just pales into insignificance.
I was lucky to get my 12x8 for free, but the sleepers to make a base on my sloping back garden set me back £120 and then there was the mastic to bed the glass on, the automatic vent openers, the sundry fixings.....
On another tack, consider it part of your keep fit routine and view it as gym subscriptions, then it will seem cheap.
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:15 pm
by carlseawolf
we'll be getting one some day, but the beds come first.
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:18 pm
by Wellie
A genuine welcome from me, and I wish you every success in your new allotment....
Peter - are you trying to 'encourage' or wot ?!
Everything is achieveable with determination and help from other people, and it really is amazing the help that others offer and what you can achieve with that help, and don't I know it...!
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:36 am
by Allan
I think that if you do a search you will find that the "beds" topic has been raised enough times recently. It certainly seems fashionable but I think you will find that there is a down side inasmuch as it has to be introduced in stages as the resources become available, and there are some situations where it is unnecessary, for instance fruit bushes and rhubarb
Allan
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:12 am
by oldherbaceous
Good morning Carl, a warm welcome, looks like your quite handy with a hammer and saw, very impressed.
Are you fairly new to gardening or, just new to your allotment.
Please don't be put off by some peoples comments on your first posting, everyone seems to get one or two, i'm sure they are not as bad as they read.
One more thing, Jopsy is a really good cook.
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:14 am
by carlseawolf
Good morning one and all
this is my first allotment , but not the first time gardening.
i had lived in the valley before and had 2 raised beds then made from pallet wood it lasted about 2 years before rotting. i must admit not much joy to many slugs and snails( beds backed on to a field )but had a greenhouse to use and grew toms and cucumbers.
im using raised beds on this plot due to backing onto the same field and a lack of soil on the plot, only 8"
www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:13 pm
by retropants
hello and welcome
you've transformed your plot pretty fast - well done, and good luck for next year!
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:31 pm
by lizzie
Hi there and welcome from me
Why don't you try doing a google for your local freecycle group for your greenhouse. You might strike lucky. I can't remember the web address off the top of my head but someone will have it.
I'm impressed with your plot, wish mine looked like that!!!!!