Fire

This continues the story

Everyman loves a fire! These were taken 29th July 2008

With the fencing done and the grass and rubbish it looks much better. Now I can plan the layout of each bed.

New Beginnings

This is the story so far of my new allotment

The heys allotment site in oswaldtwistle is the largest site in the borough of hyndburn. Away from the main site there is a smaller group of 16 plots. These benefit from most of the plotholders living very close to the site which is good for safety and security. My father had an allotment here before i took it over in 2001 after giving notice on my larger plot, which my mother in law took over. (i will get round to describing that plot later)

Even though i already had an allotment it is always a good idea to put your name down for another plot just in case. I was offered a new plot in july 2008 but as this was on the larger site is wasn't really ideal, two plots in two different sites. One of the other tenants was struggling to look after his large plot so with full agreement with George and the Council we split his plot between us. this has been good for all concerned. George not has a renewed vigor to look after his plot, the council can cross off one more from the waiting list and i get a new plot to grow fruit and veg

I took over this half of the plot on 28th July 2008. As you can see from this and the following photos there is quite a bit to do! Those nettles will come in handy though.

That's me. End of a busy day. Only that post can keep me upright!

Butterfly

Butterfly. Think this is a brown tortoieshell

Looking good. Everthing doing quite well.

Strawberries and vegetables well protected from birds, cats and children

Delphiniums and Astilbe make up the colour with budleja in the background