New allotment

• By Alison
• 3 December, 2007
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This post is a bit late in coming, but a few weeks ago i took over our new allotment plot. It became available when the gentleman who owned it died, which is a
sad way to take over something. But I am looking forward to seeing it bloom again.

right now, the plot is empty. His wife and daughters cleared the potatoes, and the corn crop had failed. There are a few tomatoes that had blight, so I
don’t plan on growing any on the plot at all. I found the remains of some beet plants, but most have now been eaten away.

The shed is a piece of art. It’s held up at the back by a
large pole, and can’t be described as rectangular. It has seats inside, and I think Joseph used to sit in there and keep warm. The sides were hung with
sheets and carpet to keep out the breeze. Opening the door is like coming out of a hurricane shelter!

So far I’ve not done too much, but it’s slowly taking shape. I’ve built my compost heap from pallets, and started to turn the soil over. Some parts
are covered in carpet that my friend and I hauled out of the industrial sized skip outside a local building site.

The old plot now has only a couple of small calabrese and some brussel sprouts, which might not grow much larger.

I have plotted out my allotment layout, and the next step is to take some string and some stakes down to start dividing it up. Currently it is all seeded, with
no walkways evident. I am going to chop it into wide slices and five rotations, plus a static bed. I did my seed ordering quite last minute, delivering it to
the boss on the last night they were due!

There are not many things that can be planted at this late stage, but I am going to get some garlic going as soon as I’ve sorted the first bed out.

It’s very exciting! I hope Joseph approves.