Post by wilbarra on Jan 30, 2017 10:46:40 GMT
Having seen a lot of allotments and worked a few in different parts of
our island it has always surprised me how different allotments are
regarded according to where you are in the country.
Lancashire,where a lot of the allotments are places where men gather
daily and spend the whole day there and where whole plots are turned
over to growing for the show bench.
I once saw a whole plot with nothing but blackcurrant bushes with some
of the biggest blackcurrants i have ever seen.
Over in Yorkshire,the scene was very much the same.
with allotmenting being a dead serious business.
What i did find though that once they they got to know you they were
the were wonderful in their hospitality and very free with sound advice on
growing.
The dead serious Brummie who seemed to think that everything was
geared up against them personally but would take great pleasure in telling
stories of the past and were very proud that they were at the forefront of
the allotment movement that we know today .
The Welsh with their allotments a mixture of vegetables and flowers all in
straight rows and immaculate kept plots.
Go down to the West Country and you can expect to have the mickey taken
out of you almost from the word go but you always come away with more
produce than you can ever use.
The east Anglians gardening on a soil that is perfect for growing onions grow
onions and leeks to perfection.
They too, are only too willing to share their knowledge with anybody that
asks.
I once asked one how he grew his onions to the size he did.
he replied "with a lot of hard work and know how, i cant supply you with the
hard work but come back tomorrow and i will supply you with the know how"
when i went back the next day he handed me two sheets of paper and written
on them was how he grew his leeks and onions.
The one thing i have learnt is that no matter where you go in the country
allotment people are a friendly lot and are always ready to inpart their
knowledge if asked.
our island it has always surprised me how different allotments are
regarded according to where you are in the country.
Lancashire,where a lot of the allotments are places where men gather
daily and spend the whole day there and where whole plots are turned
over to growing for the show bench.
I once saw a whole plot with nothing but blackcurrant bushes with some
of the biggest blackcurrants i have ever seen.
Over in Yorkshire,the scene was very much the same.
with allotmenting being a dead serious business.
What i did find though that once they they got to know you they were
the were wonderful in their hospitality and very free with sound advice on
growing.
The dead serious Brummie who seemed to think that everything was
geared up against them personally but would take great pleasure in telling
stories of the past and were very proud that they were at the forefront of
the allotment movement that we know today .
The Welsh with their allotments a mixture of vegetables and flowers all in
straight rows and immaculate kept plots.
Go down to the West Country and you can expect to have the mickey taken
out of you almost from the word go but you always come away with more
produce than you can ever use.
The east Anglians gardening on a soil that is perfect for growing onions grow
onions and leeks to perfection.
They too, are only too willing to share their knowledge with anybody that
asks.
I once asked one how he grew his onions to the size he did.
he replied "with a lot of hard work and know how, i cant supply you with the
hard work but come back tomorrow and i will supply you with the know how"
when i went back the next day he handed me two sheets of paper and written
on them was how he grew his leeks and onions.
The one thing i have learnt is that no matter where you go in the country
allotment people are a friendly lot and are always ready to inpart their
knowledge if asked.