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getting an allotment
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i put myself on the list when i moved to london, but it was really long so, i never got one...
but now i'm moving to north west london, i'm thinking about getting one again.
has anyone got one, and how do you find the upkeep of it with job/studies/etc?
thanks
but now i'm moving to north west london, i'm thinking about getting one again.
has anyone got one, and how do you find the upkeep of it with job/studies/etc?
thanks
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It's quite a comitment ...and you need to buy tools and know how ...or learn how to use them. You need to be willing to get dirty achey and sweaty.
It was a huuuuuuuge plot tho, like you could make 3 allotment out of just one!!
The problem was we wanted to clear the land - loads of weeks and hourse poo! But the men kept bringing us potatos and beans to plant, which was kind of them but we wanted to clear it first, but we planted them, so I was planting them and my boyfriend was clearing the other space, which felt like we were getting knowere:(
But we had to give it up cos I found out I was pregnant and didnt want to do any work cos of the cat poo, and we needed to sort out the spare room for the nursery!
If you do get one, make sure you have a plan, like if you need to clear it, clear it first:) Hope you get one.
Deffo! We had all the tools from my boyfreinds dad so we didnt need to buy anything, the tools are expensive. You need to know about when to plant things and stuff. One man told us we needed to go everyday!:eek:
I've always said if money wasn't an issue I'd want to be a gardener
i know what i want to plant, and what i can plant (not sure of the soil conditions yet tho) so, i think i'm going to go a head a do it!
You have nothing to loose.