tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post8139125690540281715..comments2024-02-25T11:58:24.094-08:00Comments on Mal's Edinburgh Allotment: Brown is a Colour Too!Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-40482068894691895482013-05-17T02:57:26.043-07:002013-05-17T02:57:26.043-07:00It certainly does look very tidy Mal. Are you goin...It certainly does look very tidy Mal. Are you going to get a prize??Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-47997317843500432392013-05-05T10:01:53.706-07:002013-05-05T10:01:53.706-07:00There always have been rules, and the bottom line ...There always have been rules, and the bottom line is that allotments are for gardening. I'm objecting to the introduction of new stiffer rules - together with the higher rent. Clearly war has been declared and FEDAGA are on the Council's side, not their members!Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-9144965011358480312013-05-05T09:56:37.709-07:002013-05-05T09:56:37.709-07:00Since the children have grown up (and coincidental...Since the children have grown up (and coincidentally since starting my blog) my cultivation regime has improved no end. If these rules had come in when I was juggling work and family responsibilities and gardening duties (3 miles away)I wouldn't still have a plot today. I'm glad I do! Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-35528826803561262442013-05-05T09:51:45.556-07:002013-05-05T09:51:45.556-07:00There are potatoes under one of those patches, Mar...There are potatoes under one of those patches, Mark! And as of today, the sowing has started in earnest.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-5378461562639902512013-05-05T09:49:29.044-07:002013-05-05T09:49:29.044-07:00"Is there a reason or a point to them being s..."Is there a reason or a point to them being so ridiculously picky or has this become the norm?"<br /><br />This is an urban problem, Linda.After years of embarrasingly long waiting list the Council have failed to increase the supply of allotments in Edinburgh. The only successful measure has been to only let half plots so that for each retiree two people come off the waiting list. Still supply exceeds demand. With the support - or even at the instigation of FEDAGA - they turned their attention last decade to solving the waiting list problem by putting up the rent (from £30 to £100) and moving people on - or rather off, much faster than in the past. So it's a double squeeze. Why the allotment association has abandoned it's members interest, financial and otherwise, in favour of the percieved bigger societal issue is a mystery. But it is very convenient for the Council. Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-7195816315534104352013-05-05T03:56:37.972-07:002013-05-05T03:56:37.972-07:00Puts some tenants on our allotment site to shame. ...Puts some tenants on our allotment site to shame. I look at our site and wonder why there's a waiting list. Plenty of plots overgrown or just covered in rubbish from the last tenant.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-64108922050620647492013-05-03T13:16:26.184-07:002013-05-03T13:16:26.184-07:00I wonder what they would say if you grew green man...I wonder what they would say if you grew green manure - after all<br /><br />One definition I found of cultivated was:<br />1. to grow plants or crops; 2. to prepare the land for growing plants or crops; 3. to nurture the growth of something; 4. to develop something, like skill, judgment, taste, etc.<br /><br />So referring to number 3 you could cultivate say nettles!<br />Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-81782771820497815262013-05-03T06:49:17.304-07:002013-05-03T06:49:17.304-07:00Well it certainly looks "cultivated" to ...Well it certainly looks "cultivated" to me! You could always pretend that the patch is full of potatoes which have yet to appear...or seeds that failed to germinate.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-4664417867712503262013-05-03T02:48:22.618-07:002013-05-03T02:48:22.618-07:00Blimey I've never heard of that before. Is the...Blimey I've never heard of that before. Is there a reason or a point to them being so ridiculously picky or has this become the norm?<br />I'm glad I have enough land to cover all my needs but I do feel for those who want land, don't have it and then have to put up with such silly allotment rules.<br />Loving the evidence btw!<br /><br />LindaLindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.com