My mum has
recently got herself a little allotment which I have been roped into helping out with and I thought it would be interesting
to do some posts documenting the progression of how it’s coming along. The plot
that we got is currently in a complete mess. It contains a shed which was full
of rubbish, and randomly a cooker?! The amount of litter on the plot was
insane, so the other day me and my mum went to have a bit of a clear up armed
with a roll of bin bags.
In total we cleared
around 14 bin bags and that was purely litter and didn't contain any of the
garden/allotment waste still to clear. It already looks a lot better and the
shed is clear of rubbish now. Out of those bin-bags, 7 of them I filled with empty beer
cans! I have no idea if these have come from the previous plot owner, but
either way it was so good to get them cleared from the plot. There was also a
lot of broken glass, empty food packages, plastic, seed packets and all matter of other rubbish.
The aim is to get
all the foliage and vegetation cleared so we can start from scratch. We plan to
grow vegetables, fruit and even some sunflowers! My boyfriend has made a really
nice planter out of an old pallet which we are going to put on the plot and
grow sunflowers in.
The plot
definitely has potential and I did manage to take a few nice photos of some of
the plants that have somehow managed to survive on the plot. There’s even a
small pond and I saw a toad and a frog, so it will be nice to keep this! I can’t
wait until it starts taking shape but there’s still a lot of work that needs to
be done.
I’ll keep you
updated with all of the progress!
You did such a great job! can't wait to see what it looks like when it's all done up! thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteJennos Health.
I can't wait either! I am going down again soon to start tackling the garden waste now that the rubbish is cleared. Stay tuned! :)
DeleteThis looks like a wonderful project. Is an allotment a community garden type thing? Just a small area that you garden however you want to? I would love that. And you have the pretty flowers too. Really is going to be nice.
ReplyDeleteYes that's right, it's a community area with lots of plots and we've got a small area to plant what we like. We hope to have lots of vegetables growing :). It's going to be an exciting project! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWelcome to the world of allotmenteering. Looks like you are off to a great start. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteAhh man, I see what you meant when you said it was a total tip to begin with, you've done an amazing job clearing it so far! I can't wait to see how it comes on :)
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