unfortunately no, the ground will not be usable this year - unless i get a few people in to help clear it and dig out the tree roots, in which case i *might* be able to get something in the ground in the autumn ....
(yesterday i was very upbeat, almost went down the greenhouse to sow loads and loads of seeds so i had something to plant in a few weeks time)
it's unlikely a skip will be allowed - access to the allotments is via a privately owned drive, and the owner doesn't allow lorries ..... and bearing in mind the huge pile of waste that's waiting to be removed from elsewhere on the site ....
the council gardens / clearance teams are all contractors, so if the council want them to do something, chances are there will be a cost and it'll have to be negotiated and agreed etc etc etc .... therefore highly unlikely to happen ....
the pics below show both ends of the plot - one pic shows waist-high weeds on the left and 2 trees near the end of the plot - behind the trees is a pile of other trees and branches that have been dumped there by other plot-holders - the photo doesn't actually show the smaller trees coming up through the weeds, or the carpet and other rubbish buried by weeds and nettles - the other pic shows dark weeds growing over what was a compost bin, and another tree behind ....
i MIGHT be able to rope in a bit of labour from a friend who kind of owes me .... i'm going to make a couple of phone calls ........ |