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.
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carlseawolf
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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.
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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.
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Maz
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?
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carlseawolf
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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.
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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
A seed planted today will make a meal tomorrow
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Impressive, do you have shares in the timber yard, or do you own it? 
Do not put off thanking people when they have helped you, as they may not be there to thank later.
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carlseawolf
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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
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
A seed planted today will make a meal tomorrow
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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.
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.
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carlseawolf
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we'll be getting one some day, but the beds come first.
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A seed planted today will make a meal tomorrow
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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...!
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...!
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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
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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.
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.
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
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carlseawolf
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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"
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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
A seed planted today will make a meal tomorrow
www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf
www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf
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hello and welcome 
you've transformed your plot pretty fast - well done, and good luck for next year!
you've transformed your plot pretty fast - well done, and good luck for next year!
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!!!!!
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!!!!!
Lots of love
Lizzie
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