Oooooh, nice Christmas present!!!

[Bren In Pots]

Congrats Penellype your head must be full of plans, and you've probably planted your whole plot in your head.

[treepixie]

Best Christmas present ever, well pleased for you

[Penellype]

Congrats Penellype your head must be full of plans, and you've probably planted your whole plot in your head.

Something like that, yes. I don't know the dimensions of the plot yet, but the walk-in mesh tunnel looks about 15-20ft long

[Jungle Jane]

Congratulations how exciting!! You deserve a great gift like this & it's not far from home you'll have so much more space & sunshine,I wonder if there's fruit there already? I can't wait & its not even mine or anything,hope it all goes well!

[Penellype]

I can't see any fruit bushes from the road. The plot is fairly bare apart from a few weeds and a row of cabbages, but it is hard to see the far end behind the mesh tunnel, and things like rhubarb might not be easily visible at this time of year.

Its not going to be a particularly sunny plot, as there is a big leylandii hedge on the south side, behind which are houses, and another hedge to the west. But the road end at least will be sunnier than my garden and a lot of the things I will be growing don't need full sun.

[lottie dolly]

Congratulations,what a grand suprise for you,just the right time of year to start making plan after plan,when you get on site,they will all change again,then before you know it,you will need another,have fun lass.

[Penellype]

When I told my friend this evening and said it would take the pressure off at home she replied that knowing me I would fill it up and still be short of space! However, there is a limit to how much veg one person can eat.

[veggiechicken]

Fruit's good to fill up spaces and I'm sure your friend will help you eat some.

[Nicos]

Absolutely fantastic news!
I'm really very chuffed for you

I can hear you grinning just by reading your posts

Now stopping you now gal....te he!

[Ms-T]

Congratulations...did you do the happy dance

[Chestnut]

What a lovely Christmas present!

I personally think that an allotment is easier to manage than the home garden - with more space and stuff planted in rows you can get a hoe in-so much quicker than hand weeding pots and under shrubs. I am sure you will manage absolutely fine!

Maybe one day I will persuade my OH to let me convert our back garden into one huge veg patch for easier maintenance

[Baldy]

Perhaps you'll have to post less - what with being so busy!

Nice Swan...

[Jimny14]

Congratulations, sounds like you've really dropped on with a maintained plot with some decent buildings. Bet you can't wait to find out what you've inherited on the plot. Merry Christmas.

[Chippy Minton]

Congratulations Penellype, fantastic surprise at this time of year!

Hope it doesn't interfere with the weather forecasting though

[Jimmy]

Prepare for a new side to your life.
Envious
Jimmy