Grumble...grumble...

 Just went for a nostalgic look at our old allotment.

I was far too honest and told the coucil that we were away over winter on a
world tour.
They said we couldn't keep the allotment as there was a long waiting list.

Surprise, surprise, there is no indication that the plot has been touched
since we cleared it last autumn.

I have written to the coucil requesting that they reasign the plot to us.

We shall see; even if we do get it back we have lost much of this year's
growing season.

Therefore.

Grumble...grumble...grumble....

On a positive note the coucil have planted a load of cherry trees alongside
the road and the tiny fruits are wonderful :-)

Cheers

Dave R

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No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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It's not as if many people do anything with their allotment over winter.
It's hardly as if you're going to go away over winter and come back to it
being overgrown with weeds.

 "David WE Roberts"  wrote ...

Probably was re-rented but the new people, full of enthusiasm, took it on in
ignorance of the work involved. Seen it a lot on our site, new gardeners
encouraged by how easy it all seems in all the modern magazines and TV get a
plot and then realise it is constant battle against weeds, lack of rain, too
much rain, physical hard work, and most of all time. If people are in full
time employment it is very difficult to keep an allotment up straight unless
you are totally committed year in and year out and prepared to change your
life style to accommodate that. That means being down on the plot every
weekend and most fine evenings in the summer. Few are prepared for or
understand that total commitment.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

 wrote:


In your allotment do people have to pay a non refundable deposit which
they lose if they abandon the allotment leaving it in an overgrown
state?
In the allotments that my wife runs as secretary, the vast majority of
first timers drop out by this time of year leaving their allotment
full of weeds. The allotments are on the same site where they work.
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Martin

 "Martin"  wrote ...

Ours is a Council run site and you pay a years rental up front, so for
someone at work that is about £100.00, and you lose it all if you abandon
the plot or, more likely, get asked to leave because your plot is not
tended. We have Council inspections about 3 times a year, the next being
Thursday, which as allotment rep I also attend.  Found out this week that
two plot holders are giving up at the end of this season, one young lady
only married a year ago husband not interested at all (always a problem),
and an older man with a double plot who has another plot nearer home
already.
So we should have three new gardeners next year, lets hope they know what
they are doing and what they are getting into and realise you need to put
goodness back into the soil if you want to keep cropping.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK