So were almost into winter and I am assuming you have recently inherited an allotment or perhaps you have had one for a while and have done very little with it.
Some people might advise you to prepare for next year and you absolutley should.......but........before you embark on any of the "technical nitty gritty" of working your allotment I want you to ask yourself " do I have valuable items on my allotment?"
Now by valuable I don't mean a 52" HD TV I mean good quality spades, feed for hens, seed trays ...........I am not joking here. One of the first things you will most probaby encounter once you obtain an allotment is that the most unlikely things seem to sprout legs and disappear!!!!!
Allotment sites may be locked up and out of the way of the general public but it is surprising how interested and tenacious the type of people who couldn't care less if you bought a fork or spade with your last penny or if your latest shed is a product of your own fair hands, if they want it - believe me - they will take it. So the hard lesson is wherever possible take your equipment home and lock everything else away. If you put any sheds or greenhouses up make sure they are difficult to dismantle and screw everything down. Not all allotments have this problem but stealing and vandalism are very common.
We will have a word about the second thing you should do before you pick up a spade in my next blog
Sandkat xx
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