Allotment Projects
We have many on site projects still ongoing and many more coming up, If you would like to get involved and volunteer your time please put your name on the list in the shop . With the dates that your available and your telephone number . We are very grateful for any help received. Thank you
we now have a school and community plot for children and their parents and the community, who have not got time for a full plot or have not got a big enough garden to plant vegetables. This will encourage the community to work together and to learn from experienced allotmenters how to grow their on vegetables fruit and flowers. All are welcome contact us for more information.
Weekend Projects
If your up for a challenge and have a weekend spare. why not try one of our weekend projects.
Raised beds
We have many on site projects still ongoing and many more coming up, If you would like to get involved and volunteer your time please put your name on the list in the shop . With the dates that your available and your telephone number . We are very grateful for any help received. Thank you
we now have a school and community plot for children and their parents and the community, who have not got time for a full plot or have not got a big enough garden to plant vegetables. This will encourage the community to work together and to learn from experienced allotmenters how to grow their on vegetables fruit and flowers. All are welcome contact us for more information.
Weekend Projects
If your up for a challenge and have a weekend spare. why not try one of our weekend projects.
Raised beds
1Remove the metal banding from the ends of the planks with pliers.
2Using a hand saw, cut each board in two to give one 2.3m and one 1.6m length. This is about the maximum width of bed that can be easily tended, but the dimensions can be altered to fit your site.
3Mark out the vertical slots. On the long edge, measure 8cm from the end and draw a line down to the exact centre of the plank, parallel to the short edge. Draw a second parallel line a further 3.7cm (the thickness of the board) from the first, and join up the two lines. Repeat this step at the opposite end, along the same edge, on each plank.
4Using a hand saw, cut along the two parallel lines the centre line. Then get the jigsaw and position it two-thirds of the way along the first cut and saw diagonally towards the centre line, turning the jigsaw as you go. Once the main portion of wood has been removed, go back and straighten up the shorter line.
5Slot the planks together to form the bed. This is easier to do with two pairs of hands, as you need to keep the boards level so that they drop into place. Fill the bed with soil and organic matter, ready for early-spring planting.
Boot Scraper
1
Stand the log for the boot scraper upright and saw off a third, cutting vertically down to make a flat surface.
2
Stand the larger piece of wood on its flat side and saw two parallel lines about 10cm deep along its length. They should be a few millimetres apart, slightly wider than the width of the slate.
3
Use a chisel and a hammer to remove the wood between the lines, creating a channel for the slate to sit in.
4
Slot the slate into the channel so it protrudes about 10cm - cut it to size if necessary.
5
Remove the tile and squirt a line of wood glue along the channel then push the tile back in. If the tile wobbles, insert some small pieces of wood into the gap to hold it firm.
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