The Allotment Man Cometh

On 27th January 2007 I became the proud tenant of 120 square metres of London Borough of Richmond goodness.

All I had to do next was to:

• Acquire a shed



• Get some gardening tools



• Learn something about growing fruit and vegetables



• Do a lot of digging



• Plant some green things



• Wait



• Eat



• Er...



• That's it, isn't it?

So far I have:

• Been loaned the use of a shed or three whilst I get my own sorted out



• Been loaned some gardening tools



• Been promised some gardening tools of my own at the end of February



• Been told by a friend, builder and fellow allotment holder that he is getting bits and pieces together to build my shed from



• Learned very little about growing fruit and vegetables (though I can now say "Crop Rotation" with ease and confidence)



• Done a lot of digging

Whilst totally unable to get The Who's "Now I'm a Farmer" out of my mind I am a proud, if somewhat daunted, man I can tell you!