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    I'm going to have a tiny allotment!

    A "plot" is 30' x 8' for £5 a month and I'll probably go for 2 plots.

    Am I going to be able to get a decent amount of veg out of it with that size? Luckily I do have space at home as well for salad veg and I wanted to use the allotment for bigger things.

    I'm going to have to be creative with raised beds and companion planting aren't I :/
    Rachel

    Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and getting there I think!

    My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope! - updated 16/04/09
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    Oh and also I don't need room for a greenhouse as I have on which is about 28' x 10' at the end of my garden and I probably only need a tiny shed because the plot is only about 5min drive from my house. And I don't need anything big like fruit trees as I have some in my garden, so it's just basic growing space.
    Rachel

    Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and getting there I think!

    My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope! - updated 16/04/09

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    • #3
      Sounds expensive to me, but I don't know prices and availability on Guernsey. Have fun with it, and don't forget all us nosey bug... erm... I mean interested people would love to see pictures!
      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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      • #4
        I agree with G4 - does sound expensive - but growing conditions on Guernsey must be good, maybe the crops you can raise will make worth every penny x
        Denise xox

        Learn from the mistakes of others because you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself.
        -- Alfred E. Neumann
        http://denise-growingmyown.blogspot.com//

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        • #5
          Hopefully it's a tad warmer in Guernsey so you should hopefully get some good crops , grow stuff that's expensive to buy so you get your money's worth.
          S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
          a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

          You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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          • #6
            Every bit of land is expensive on Guernsey! This is cheap compared to some of the other prices of allotment space

            Hopefully the site will be cleared by the end of the year and I should be getting space next to my mum's bit It's well back from the road, so well hidden when I first went to view the site I wasn't quite sure whether I was going down the right lane or not

            The soil should be good as well as it's an abandoned greenhouse site like our back garden, and our garden has wonderful soil...although unfortunately it's so good the weeds love it
            Rachel

            Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and getting there I think!

            My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope! - updated 16/04/09

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            • #7
              Good luck with it and enjoy every minute
              You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans

              I would be a perfectionist, but I dont have the time

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              • #8
                Thanks, already have the children telling me what I have to grow!
                Rachel

                Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and getting there I think!

                My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope! - updated 16/04/09

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                • #9
                  I seem to remember some conversations on square foot gardening from a while back. It might be appropriate in your situation. Makes the most of limited space. i am sure someone will be able to provide a link. i cant seem to find one in the search section.

                  “If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

                  "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

                  Charles Churchill : A dog will look up on you; a cat will look down on you; however, a pig will see you eye to eye and know it has found an equal
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                  • #10
                    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ing_44388.html

                    spoke too soon, found one.

                    “If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

                    "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

                    Charles Churchill : A dog will look up on you; a cat will look down on you; however, a pig will see you eye to eye and know it has found an equal
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                    • #11
                      Ah cool! Looks like that could be a good way to go. Anything to keep the weeding down with my back is a bonus I'm never quite sure how close I can plant things!
                      Rachel

                      Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and getting there I think!

                      My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope! - updated 16/04/09

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