The turning over of the plot is definitely the worst part, so I guess it's best to get it out the way with first.
We weren't able to afford to hire a rotivator, so we were stuck with turning it over by hand. Which is fine, it's just time consuming and totally impossible to do it all in one go! So my helpful husband and I have been going whenever we can but just for an hour or so, basically so we don't get sick.
So, two days ago the allotment looked like this:
Getting there right?! Nearly to the back! And we went along again tonight, and did just past another fence post, so at the end of the next trip we will have turned over that whole side!
We've also had some progress with a shed! I decided from the beginning that I wanted to make as much as possible from things we were able to acquire. As it happens, the flat upstairs from ours just sold, so new people moved in and decided to make some changes, which meant they were getting rid of timber!
Not just any timber either. The building was built in 1880, and the timber they were removing was original, therefore solid!
We worked out that from the timber that was suitable we would be able to get one wall of my shed...so I set the husband to work...I helped of course!
So now the wall is pretty much built, and it weighs a tonne! Not actually too sure how we're going to get it there. But it's safe to say we'll be making up each wall in our garage, and then transporting it to the allotment to build up when we're there.
So next step, in a few days when we've turned over one side, we will create the compost heap from old pallets of course! Then start building up the shed, and getting my all important pond in.
There's a little pond in the allotment next to mine, and the frogs were going crazy in there the other day, so very excited to get mine installed...something for the Easter holidays in a couple of weeks I think!
Keep checking back to see how the progress is going...
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