When we both signed up for our allotment our intention was to spend as little as possibly on getting our massive 100ftx20ft beast of a plot cleared, cultivated and ready to use.
We have done our fair share of recycling, re-using, skip hunting and making our own stuff out of scrap. We have had some great finds, netting found in woods, stakes in a skip, path edging (planks of wood) in someones garden, pieces of drainpipe in road, 2x picket fence panels in skip, big bag of John Innes in skip.
We are also very lucky to have a free supply of pallets, manure and wood chippings/bark from a local farm.
Today I had some wonderful news, a friend has bought a farm! Even better news for us is that he has a huge green house left at the farm which he doesn’t want. Now why he doesn’t want a greenhouse is beyond me…. although my need for a greenhouse was bigger than my need to inform him what he would be missing out on in getting rid of the greenhouse. I thanked him greatly and started planing what I could get in it before I was even out of his garden! Not ten minutes had passed when I received a message from keener, she is visiting family and has very kindly been given a shed for our allotment.
Unbelievable a greenhouse and a shed in one day…
We started off with an overgrown plot, crap soil, a handful of tools, and a very low budget. With a bit of hard work and patience we have managed to transform this in less than two months into a workable allotment.
But most importantly we have created a wonderful place to relax, watch the veg grow and world go by. 
oh wow.. speaking as someone who is just getting started turning her garden into an allotment type area, and eyeing up the prices of clear fabric greenhouses in wilkinsons (and dreaming of a shed – not a possibility in this area, we have an arsonist round here somewhere) all i can do is look on your blog with terribly envious eyes and sigh and go back to daydreaming .. lol.. lucky you!!!
keth
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What next? Love your blog.
Hi,
Thankyou both very much.
I really cant believe how lucky we have been. Its brought us both so much pleasure to know we have come this far, only using recyled, resusable, scrap and lovely gifts from very kind friends and family. As first timers we never imagined we would of managed this much when we first saw the plot. I really cant wait for the lighter evenings, i’ll be spending a whole lot more time there for sure. When at the allotment I am totally relaxed without a care in the world. Leaving the stresses and strains of everyday life behind me as I lock the gates and walk towards our allotment.
Good luck with your allotment area Keth.
Beener