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Don't know why i wasted 10 valuable minutes of my life typing this out. Certainly won't be bothering again
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When I won best newcomer in Leeds last year here were some criterea:
1) Make sure it is weedfree
2) Acurate labling to include varieties
3) Good companion planting.
4) Remove any damaged plants prior to judging.
I'm sure there is more but can't remember off the top of my head.Last edited by Bigmallly; 22-10-2013, 07:59 AM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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So you want us to win this for you?Originally posted by andy_j View Post
Personally, I don't get into the competition side of things, it gets a bit silly and a bit nasty. Our main chap, who expects to win every year, has cut a hole in the site fence so he can nip in without using the gate, and he uses a hosepipe (which aren't allowed) from his house to his lotty.
He's also the chap who sprays weedkiller on my flowers, and my neighbour's tomatoes.
He walks round the site at 6am, before he goes to work. He just hasn't worked out that all the residents in the adjacent flats can see him, and what he gets up to.Last edited by Two_Sheds; 22-10-2013, 08:04 AM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Harvesting rainwater
Successional planting
RecyclingThe love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...Comment
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......................Last edited by andy_j; 22-10-2013, 11:20 AM.Please visit my facebook page for the garden i look after
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Our allotment comp gives marks for different varieties of veg and fruit.Comment
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Andy, looks like you've spent a lot of time thinking and planning your plot, looks great, when is the comp? How much have you done already? I see you've even included flowers, lavender does well on my plot and the bees love it, sweet peas also?
Wish you luck and look forward to pics
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Originally posted by andy_j View PostThere's a bit of competition from some of the other allomenters on our site so i want to go to war with them
Ermmm,Originally posted by andy_j View Post
Anyway, for fear of being accused of being negative, I'll give you a few positives about your plan:-
You positively have not shown where North is on your plot so have you considered the effect of shade from, say your beans, on the adjacent crops
The sticky out bits on your beds near the GH look positively awkward and interfere with the layout. You'll be wheeling your barrow around a chicane course.
You positively don't have any water catchment shown
You positively should consider planting flowers that are bee friendly rather than just decorative
You positively have made a spelling mistake with "Tresspassers"
and from my own perspective - twee bought in signs make me feel positively uncomfortable - a hand painted sign on an old spade seems far more in keeping.
Is that positive enough for you?
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Makes me wonder why we've bothered to try to help you then..........and I'll not be deleting my quotes!!Originally posted by andy_j View PostLast edited by veggiechicken; 22-10-2013, 12:46 PM.Comment
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It may be best for all concerned if this thread was removed...........just my opinion.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Then please don't cos I've just wasted ten minutes of my busy life trying to understand what this is all about ......allotments are primarily for growing food not for winning competitionsOriginally posted by andy_j View PostS*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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Would you like me to tell you Bins - a chicken never forgets
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Think I've just about got the gist of it .......
Prams and dummy time by the sounds of it ..........
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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I think this thread has run its course. The original posts are no longer available anyway which makes this very confusing so I'm going to close it.A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)
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