You are right–allotmenting is addictive. I dont have a car and have a 25 minute walk to get there but it is such a stress buster. I would recommend it to everyone.
Anyway thanks for the tips and keep up the good work

rgds
jill

I’ll give you fair warning – allotmenting is addictive!

Thanks

I stumbled across your site about 6 months ago and in September took the plunge and entered the world of Allotments and vegetable growing.

The sites have been there for as long as anybody can remember and some of them are in pretty poor shape thanks to the local council wanting to sell off every piece of available land to build houses. Fortunately the majority of the plots are occupied and the resolve of the allotment community is a strong as ever.

Unfortunately i inherited what i can only describe as a nightmare but i’ve stuck at it, cleared most of the site now (even though my blogs not up-to-date), lost a stone in weight and feel absolutely fantastic. I’ve also got two old hands either side as my neighbours with 500 years experience and they have been a great help to me.

Your site has given me the confidence to have a go and i’m looking forward to harvesting my own vegetables in 2008.

Oh and if any parents want to drag their kids away from their Xbox’s, then i’d suggest getting an allotment. You get a little resistance at first but give them their own bit of land to cultivate and there’s no stopping them.

Thanks John for giving me a new lease of life, providing invaluable information and keep up the good work.