May 2, 2022 2 min read allotment

Allotment - the beginning

Late last year I finally got an allotment after a 4 year wait. Unfortunately it was very overgrown and strewn with junk. It does however have two sheds that should be OK after a bit of TLC.

Here are some pictures of it from when I first took it on.

The state of the allotment at the start.

I've been hacking away at the perennial weeds and covering the allotment with weed-control material. I'm about half way through covering it up now. My plan is to cover the whole thing then peel back as I need space, eventually getting on top of the entire space.

Almost covered half the allotment with material to keep the weeds under control.

I'm using pallets to weigh the material down (as well as hammering in pegs). I've also built a small compost area from pallets which is full of woody bits of brambles at the moment. Ideally I would burn them but we're not allowed fires on the allotment.