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ALLOTMENT!
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marnameow & I have an allotment! The nice allotment chap phoned me last night to inform me of this. We are off to meet him, & have a look at it, this evening. I will endeavour not to witter on about it to everyone at Poptimism tonight, or at least not *too* much.[does happy dance]
In other news, I rebleached & dyed my hair last night, so it is now shinyblue again (brighter blue than last time, as well). Also, I smell quite strongly of bleach & dye.
In other other news, last night there was an exciting new fountain erupting out of Drummond Road for a couple of hours. Approximately the height of Marden Square. Most impressive. I have photos, on the phone, but cannot work out how to get them *off* the phone.
Hurrah for Friday. Poptimism tonight (post-allotment-inspection), nice lazy day tomorrow, off to Thorpe Park with the lovely
kitty_goth on Sunday (with his work, & thus FREE yay).
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The green compost decision'll need some research, maybe. Also, it will depend on what the soil's like. Comfrey, definitely, though. Oh, and we get to have a compost bin!
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Definitely compost bin! I was thinking to get a little one for the kitchen again, & get those bin-bags you can get that are also compostable (so you just take the whole thing down & chuck it on). I have been feeling Bad about not composting currently.
http://www.allotments-uk.com/forum/ - forum. I've been making notes of stuff I find. Some advice seems to be contradictory (unsurprising - what works in one place doesn't always in another) - e.g. the person who suggested that alfafa is a nuisance because long roots make it hard to dig in. Actually, if the growing season for clover is a problem, it may not be so in this instance if we get it in sharpish.
http://www.hdra.org.uk/ - the organic gardening people
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Followed a link from the forum: http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2085 might be a plan (or some of the components anyway) if it is in good condition. Also winter potatoes might work.
I had heard that about alfafa before. It probably mostly depends on the soil and the area, so hopefully the horticultual society people (or people with next-door-allotments) might be able to give us some pointers too.
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