Ground cleared, bin full

So turns out building the compost bin was not a waste of time, as getting from the pictures earlier to this:

Kind-of filled the bin:

Will be needing some more pallets then for another bin then! Also need more cheap / free wood to make some boundaries. Hopefully that lot will compost down... next job is to get some digging over done. Nice afternoon light this time of year for photographing allotments ;o)

The *most important* thing?!

First thing done for the allotment (maybe priorities not quite there?!) was to put together a decent compost bin. From previous post was clear we had a lot of plant material to be composting so a dalek would not do the job. Fortunately this week managed to score some pallets from work and with the help of my assistant:

we built a compost bin:

which has wire mesh from one of those plastic greenhouses to keep the greenery in. Was put together with the latest in Modern Technology namely nails and a 4lb hammer. Now to do some actual gardening...

Having another go...

Went to help someone with their allotment a couple weeks back and found out from another allotment keeper that there were plots going spare. We contacted the council and asked for a half plot and they offered us 17a at the Naldertown site in Wantage. Went up there this week and this is what we found:

To be honest not a bad start - the soil can be dug rather than being good for pottery, and it's not completely overgrown with perennial weeds - though perhaps this picture does not do it justice?! Anyhow we're starting work now so I am sure a lot of updates will follow... From the other corner: