1. New Beginnings

I am new to this blogging lark, so don't expect it to be interesting or funny for at least a year, particularly as there has been no work done at the allotment yet. Plan, plan, plan!

The viewing was last Friday, and I don't expect to get the keys until this weekend at the earliest. So at the moment, me, Matt and Mark are in the exciting planning stage before the back-breaking clearing begins.

We were lucky enough to have an outhouse on the plot (complete with net curtains), and at the moment have grand ideas about reroofing. The dodgy extension to the left is going to be knocked down before it falls down, making room for a small seating area. Got to make sure we can get comfortable so we can plan what to plant!

There is also a greenhouse full of brambles to sort out, the rest of the plot just being grass and thistles, I thought you could imagine that bit for yourself, without the aid of pictures.

As me and Matt are sharing the allotment with my brother Mark, we have decided to split the plot down the middle, with a little extra bit near the gate being Mark's to make up for the fact that the greenhouse is on his half, making it smaller. No doubt, by next spring his half will be all tidy with fruit cages up and neat beds sectioned off. My side will have a few vegies growing that are being eaten by slugs! And I might have tidied up the raspberries that are already in there from the previous owner. I suspect however, that they may have been in more than 10 years and therefore need replacing.

Anyway back to the drawing board, and the internet, to see which garden tools I can't afford!