Hi my name is Jackie and i live in Devon. Last Sept i got an allotment after waiting just over a year, at the time i wondered how i would fit it in to my busy life, as a mum to 5 kids (4 grown up sons and one 11 year old daughter and grandma of one ) i was also carer to my sister little did i know that my very brave sister would pass away at the beginning of Oct after battling cancer for 6 years.
The allotment became my way of dealing with the loss as we were very close. At the moment I'm struggling as i have a frozen shoulder but my husband helps and one of my sons is going to help dig it over. I have planted broad beans, onions and a mix of herbs all doing well and red onions and shallot's beginning to appear.
My potatoes are chitting and i have a selection of seeds at the ready, all we need now is the gales to pass and my family wont see me for dust!
I get my enthusiasm from my dad who was a keen gardener and although he died when i was six i can remember spending a lot of time with in the garden.
Well that's enough about me. Jackie