Specialty Gardening: Allotment tales, 1 by terriculture

terriculture wrote:
Hi Sue, Your broms look very happy in their new home! Love the way you grouped them, very nice. Thanks for showing me!
SIL and I had quite a productive day at the lottie on Saturday. We got the rest of the beds up to the compost bin cleared. Planted in loads of onions and some cabbages! Had a really nice day, loads of laughs and it was lovely warm and sunny. Trina, somehow broke my rake!!!!! I walked along to see if I could borrow one from someone, luckily I found someone who was willing to lend me his for a while. Guess what?!! Trina stepped on it and broke it in half LOL!!!!
I owe him a rake now.

Hi Candee, I was fooled by that Bilby once too!

Hi Suzy, Sorry so long to reply.
I have found out that the land used to be owned by a squire 100 years ago! There is a big house which was owned by him and the allotments were his kitchen gardens. Amaizing to discover that they have been allotments ever since. The soil must be very good! I will take a photo of the big house next time I go. The other houses have been built around the allotments over the years. I don't know who lives in them! I think some are converted into flats. Next time I go, if I see anyone, I'll ask more! Thanks for the interest.

You can't see the onions! but the cabbages are in.