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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: WillieBee on October 12, 2013, 02:47:41 pm

Title: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: WillieBee on October 12, 2013, 02:47:41 pm: Just saying hi ! :wave:

I don't have a smallholding, but I guess you also accept folk with allotments.

I now have an allotment, after about 4 1/2 years on the waiting list.

I'm busy trying to dig it all over, then will measure everything and make a plan ... may as well try and get it right from the start.

I did buy some broad bean seeds to pop in, just to have something growing. I might also put in some Meteor peas too. The seeds are only 25p at the local allotment association shop, so probably worth it. I was just doing a bit of research on the pea, when this site popped up.

Regards to all ! ;D
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: Bionic on October 12, 2013, 02:50:06 pm: Hello and welcome WillieBee :wave:
No, you don't need a smallholding to be part of the forum. Good luck with your allotment :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: darkbrowneggs on October 12, 2013, 04:33:17 pm: :wave: welcome and good luck for me also :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: mojocafa on October 12, 2013, 05:05:40 pm: Welcome from arbroath :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on October 12, 2013, 07:01:38 pm: Congrats on your 'lottie Willie Bee. How exciting :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Planning and plotting and choosing seeds etc is the second best part of an allotment I think, the best bit is eating the first thing you harvest from it :tree:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: Mammyshaz on October 12, 2013, 07:08:02 pm: :wave: hello from Durham ( nearer Washington ) I was at tynemouth beach with the dogs on Monday :sunshine: could have popped by.

I currently have two allotments with fruit, veg and hens. Looking for a smallholding to expand on what to do here. Popping in broad beans, onions and garlic in the next few weeks hopefully before this threat of snow appears :cold:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: Rosemary on October 12, 2013, 08:05:08 pm: Hello and welcome from Carnoustie :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 12, 2013, 10:45:10 pm: :wave: and welcome from Shropshire. I don't even have a lottie but I do have a good sized garden to grow my fruit and veg and where I keep my goats.
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: Bert on October 13, 2013, 08:08:14 am: Hi from the Isle of Mull :wave:
I like your avatar photo. Ground hornbill, cool birds :thumbsup:
I'm also a fan of growing veggies :excited:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: WillieBee on October 13, 2013, 09:21:10 am: Quote from: Bert on October 13, 2013, 08:08:14 am

I like your avatar photo. Ground hornbill, cool birds :thumbsup:

This is a typical bird we find in Whitley Bay .. ;D

Only joking, I used to work in Southern Africa and had these birds in my garden ... and they really are cool birds.

By the way, thanks to everybody who has said hi :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Whitley Bay
Post by: naynay on October 13, 2013, 02:12:00 pm: I don't have a smallholding and neither do I have an allotment....I have a back yard with containers!!! so you're not alone. :raining: