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Fencing the plot

9th June 2016 by CathB Leave a Comment

Last weekend was a mix of hard work and great satisfaction as we spent time fencing the plot.

I am in awe of anyone who can bash in 24 fence posts in an afternoon, but that is exactly what was achieved.  Recognition and immense thanks go to Andy for his hard graft and brute force, and to Barry from the allotment who lent us his auger and post rammer.

I did try, I really did, to turn the auger (nope, it spiralled around and didn’t make much impression on the ground) and then use the rammer (I struggled to lift it above shoulder height), so if it wasn’t for Andy’s strength I think the allotment would remain unfenced forever more!

I did manage to move things into the right place, sort out the string lines, supervise, and saw down the corner bracing fence posts.

Sunday was spent attaching the netting.

Excellent work all round!

A well-balanced load on the barrow
Laying out the posts .. an inexact science
Help carrying from Jacob
Talking, measuring and planning
Supervising!
And yet more supervising
Having fun!
Treading down a new path as our plot edge has been used as main access into the allotments
String line to stay in the posts
My hard graft, sawing fence posts!
Bracing the corners
Gateway
The netting goes up
Sunny days and fencing
Using fencing clips to secure the fence
Quick and easy work using the fencing clips tool

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CathB
CathB
I discovered the pleasure of playing with dirt, nurturing seedlings and growing vegetables just last year in 2015. I've always dabbled with growing courgettes, tomatoes and herbs in the garden but success has been variable.

2015 however was a successful year: I bought a greenhouse and committed to growing everything I could, much of it from seed: tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, squash, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, peas, leeks, celeriac.

Then garlic, red onions, white onions, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, potatoes.

Most of it was a success too - and what I loved the best was bringing fresh produce in from the garden to the table. To have my family - and teenagers especially - engaging with their food has inspired me immensely.

So that's it; I'm hooked on vegetable growing.

My garden isn't big, last year I devoted just a couple of square metres to growing space, so when the opportunity has arisen to take on my very own allotment... well, I am so very excited!

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