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Dana_Dublin's Journal

Dana_Dublin's Journal

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Allotment Move "Into The Wind of Storm!" Help

26 February 2012 16:53:45

Sadly our last Allotment closed after just one and a half years.

Having worked the soil to a state of preferction and planed the layout it was time to move.

We have spent the winter months moving.

The new allotment is nearer my home which is great but it is so windy.

Even on a nice day in other places that wind is blowing with force at the new allotment.

Any one got any ideas how to make the site more comfortable for me and my veg without going to to much expence?

Will sime things be mote suitable than others in the wind?

On the old allotment we had a nice comfortable place to sit, have a cup of tea and even a few strawberrys, I feer that on the new site we might just be blown away!


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Myrtle Myrtle 26 February 2012 17:42:09

What a shame after getting the soil in to good condition. Some sort of wind barrier, hope someone has a good suggestion.


Scrubber Scrubber 26 February 2012 18:28:18

But maybe you have just been there on the windy days???You might put up a willow fence or even that rattan stuff nailed to some posts? Will you be able to have a shaed on it? That would gove you some lee way. Ive never had an allotment so if what i am saying is tosh Happily ignore it! What about some wire netting an mile a minute vine trained up it or later sweet pea???


Mairin Mairin 26 February 2012 19:45:26

Ask Bill aka Headgardener what he has in his garden up on the left hand side of his garden.  He has evergreens planted in front of it - a green mesh wind breaker material but I don't know what it is called.


Dana_Dublin Dana_Dublin 27 February 2012 11:25:50

Thanks to everyone,

Good ideas

Yes thinking about splashing out on a shed, and some wind breaking mesh

Thanks


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