Visited my new allotment today!

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I am super excited and now super scared. It's a half but it is like a jungle. According to my nice neighbour in the opposite allotment, there's a flattened shed under the waist high growth.... I was expecting some serious clearing and am not a total gardening novice, but I am v daunted by the height of it all!! How do I get it to a manageable height to start covering it??

I visited mine yesterday!! 3 dilapidated sheds!!
Have to send plans to the council.
Only get 1 free skip!!

Blimey April, thought my weeds were bad enough!!! And submit plans?? For what?!

Yikes. Sounds like a job for a strimmer first and make your way in gradually.

Come and join us on the long-running Allotment thread, its always nice to have newcomers.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/gardening/3335250-Allotment-Veg-Patch-Thread-13-Are-we-weathering-the-weather

Soundofsilence... stupid question- don't strimmers need electricity...?

Have to send a 3 month projection of my intentions !
And signed no less than 8 forms!

Ah thank you Meet, will do :)

You can get very good cordless strimmers now, or hire a petrol one for the weekend.

Wow, that's all sounds v serious!! Was easier for me to get married (and divorced!!)

Excellent tip re strimmer, thank you very much, shall get googling.

Is there an allotment association? Ours hires out a rotavator for the cost of the petrol (£3).

I'm told there is a grumpy bloke who will tell me off for misdeneanours but is generally a bit rubbish. My allotment sounds nothing like your very organised one!! You will have to keep me posted on your progress :)