tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post6723521189888263815..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: addendum: two careful previous ownersrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-46257104539992147062009-07-06T09:55:17.379+01:002009-07-06T09:55:17.379+01:00Life in the raw, that's an allotment...
We do...Life in the raw, that's an allotment...<br /><br />We do have a waiting list, and both the Council's Allotments Officer and the area rep have advised (meaningfully) that every rule in the book is being broken on that plot, so the wishy-washy liberal do-gooders (yes, Lizzie, you can join us!) did well to delay the Throwing Off till 31st August.<br /><br />There were no reasons given for its state, and offers of help didn't result in A showing up. It's quite common for people to want to garden (TV makeover programmes have a lot to answer for!) then find they can't be bothered, which is what's happened here; trouble is, dog in the manger-style, they often 'can't be bothered' to give it up for someone else. <br /><br />A's measly amount of potatoes and beans, if any appear, will have cost her half a year's rent. Maybe we are saving her from herself!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-92160519316845539902009-07-06T09:21:57.239+01:002009-07-06T09:21:57.239+01:00Has anyone asked why it's in this state? And i...Has anyone asked why it's in this state? And if there's anything anyone can do to help, or have I missed something?<br /><br />Why I'm here does anyone know if it's okay to use dissolved salt as an organic weed killer? My garden down in the SW looks like this neglected allotment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-8981335032302917152009-07-05T20:24:33.096+01:002009-07-05T20:24:33.096+01:00Tricky. When there are so many people on waiting ...Tricky. When there are so many people on waiting lists, I can see that there has to be some 'weeding' of those who do not use their plots and look after them. After all, that is the whole point of having a patch of earth in the first place.<br /><br />Love the stove too. Very cosy.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-91216145573155845282009-07-05T17:05:41.525+01:002009-07-05T17:05:41.525+01:00Ah, well then, despite the under-politics and unpl...Ah, well then, despite the under-politics and unpleasantness, I really don't think she deserved it...I feel like I'm listening to the Archers here, my allegiances keep switching. I don't like the sound of some of the things going on in that meeting, but if she was left with a good plot, then I can understand animosity that she let it go to pot. I mean, that other photo showed a shocking state of neglect.Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.com