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    3. skizelo on

      I got mine this March, so these are not the words of an expert, but some general advice I’ve found helpful – don’t try to do everything at once. Do one bit, get it good enough, and then move on. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed but if you make steady progress you can get on top of it easy. Do a little bit, enjoy your time there, come back tomorrow (or some other day, schedule permitting).

    5. Large-Amphibian-6811 on

      Gold dust us easier to find than an allotment nowadays. Good luck to you, remember, it’s a “you learn something new” kind of “hobby” as well as being a great stress reliever, have fun.

    6. UnfinishedThings on

      I got mine today too. Its an overgrown mess and I dont know where to start

    8. Proper-brew on

      Congrats!! I got mine in March this year and it’s been a learning curve/a lot of digging…! Enjoy 😊

    9. Cocoa-Bella on

      Start by picking up anything you don’t want in the allotment – any large sticks or rocks that might be on the ground. Then check each raised bed to see what is happening under the tarps. Watch the Sun and shade to see if you have full or partial Sun – that can help you to decide what to plant. Check the other allotments to see if they use a lot of chicken wire or other wildlife prevention- consider if you will want to do the same. Then, you can start in on weeding and prepping for next year! Build up your own compost pile and have fun.

    10. obviouslynotatenor on

      I’m very jealous! I’ve been on the waiting list for a year and have moved exactly 0 spaces according to the council.

    12. cptSchmiep on

      Congrats! Does it feel awesome? 😊
      One of the things that I found pretty important is that
      1. if you want to take a break or don’t feel like going, that’s fine and you should absolutely take that break
      2. make a point in going to your allotment every now and then without doing (a lot of) work and just enjoy it. Maybe bring a book, take some pictures, have a cup of tea, whatever makes you happy.
      This helped me to make sure I still enjoy going, even if it’s been a lot of hard work most of the time 😊
      Have fun!

    14. SkankHunt4ortytwo on

      Good to know. I’ve been on a waiting list since 2021. Just another 2y to go

    16. Spirited-Okra-9151 on

      Congratulations! I would say this is the best time of year to obtain one too 🙂

    19. sherpyderpa on

      Now that’s a really happy face. Well done with getting your allotment. Hope it brings you so much happiness. It’s a lovely place to escape from the usual hectic places in life……..Ü

    20. geeksofalbion on

      Congratulations on your plot, you can now officially call yourself an allotmenteer

    22. bigmartyhat on

      They’re a lot of work and the slugs/snails can make you lose hair but it’s very rewarding. Happy planting/growing!

    24. motsonian on

      Yeah, it took so long for me to get an allotment that I had moved to a different country when I got the email

    25. grippipefyn on

      Congratulations on your new space.
      If you’re new to growing veg then YouTube is your friend. Grow veg, Charles Dowding, Huw Richards, Terry King are my favourites also Green side up. Sadly Steve the curator died last year but his vlogs are still up there and are a great source of knowledge.

    28. Tom-Phalanx on

      Congratulations! I got mine a week or two back and I’ve literally just got home from my first day digging and preparing it for spring. I’m pretty excited!

      Good luck with it all!

    29. Anna_o69 on

      Best of luck to you! I recently lost my garden and can totally understand the excitement. Let’s hope next year will be a better one for growing 😁

    31. Dry-Trifle3200 on

      ConGardulations Lol 🙂 Enjoy!!! it is the best way to pass the summer

    32. Fantastic-Weather196 on

      Hard work and double digging . . . but worth it for the rewards . . . 👍🏻

    33. Spoon-Fed-Badger on

      I started my allotment by planting a few fruit bearing trees, a few berries like red current, raspberries and gooseberry bushes, and a few rhubarb crowns as they will just go every year without effort. The first summer I did courgette, tomatoes in the greenhouse, butternut squash, and pumpkins. I also did potatoes and carrots. All easy peasy. Once you get a taste for growing and the time it takes to properly nurture your plot you can move onto the tricker stuff 👌

    34. Wes_Raffle on

      My ex and I were added to a waiting list in 2012 and I got a plot in 2018. But it was in her name and we’d split up (because she’s the worst human) so I couldn’t take it. I was so wounded

    36. GarwayHFDS on

      Good luck. Looking forward to next year’s harvest……..get some old comfy clothes and a decent pair of gloves.

    38. BimbleKitty on

      Easier to manage with no dig beds. Sow green manure to over winter and protect and feed the soil.

      In fact thats the key thing, the soil. Allotments have usually been carefully looked after for a hundred years, the soil can be like chocolate cake, rich, dense. Carry on adding manure, compost, nitrogen crops etc. you’ll do fine!

    41. MiseOnlyMise on

      Congratulations, I wish you many good summers of decent weather for it.

    42. double-happiness on

      You can take this advice or leave it, but I have had 3 allotments over the course of several years, and I would always want to grow [Russian comfrey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphytum_%C3%97_uplandicum) on an allotment. You will really find it very handy, and your neighbours may well take an interest. Once it’s established, if you want to curry favour you can give them the off-shoots or even split a clump off. Plus the bees love it.

    43. NarrowCarpet4026 on

      As an American, what is this exactly? Does the government in the UK grant you land for gardening.

    44. Vor1on on

      Good luck, my mother just got one to and as a loving son I had to clear it 😉 we now have a huge mound of weeds ect including bindweed so going to have to get rid of it.

      Luckily the one we got had two sheds one large one small and lots of raspberry plants and current plants

      Now I have to dig it over for winter

    45. boudreaux10uk on

      Good luck with that plot!! It’s a good idea to clear it as best you can now and then lay down some tarpaulin or other heavy plastic sheets over the area. Be sure to weigh them down though! That’ll give you a head start for early next year as you won’t have the weed issues from the winter to deal with. It also gives you time to decide what you’re going to grow – I’d recommend potatoes and beans as an easy starter, plus onion sets and easy salad crops. There’s a fair bit of trial and error and the weather plays it’s part but start easy and as you get more confident try bigger things. Don’t be put off by setbacks which are inevitable and use the knowledge of the allotment holders around you – that’s also a great way of getting to know people!!

    46. Gerbertch on

      Make a sun chart! Easy to do while you’re just working away, just take a photo of the lot throughout the day and see which parts get good sun and which parts are shaded.

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