Surely, they should give you some compensation of some sort!!! I look forward to seeing your new garden develop and even if that does not work out for you (which I certainly hope it does) I would still be interested in your balcony garden that you mention every now and then. Good luck with everything!!!!
Thank you so much. I am itching to get on to my new plot and start trying to transplant what can be saved. My seeds for the coming season have started arriving too which always fills me with hope that next season will be better.
In regards to Snaps, I'm in a similar climate in US and since they are cool flowers I'm starting the plants now to plant in fall for spring harvest. The ones I plant in spring do give some blooms before heat, but then get flimsy like yours. But if I keep them cut back in summer, the next spring (second year) I get a massive harvest. Best bet for you plant in fall for spring then tear out (I did this with a section of plants), then planted zinnia's there.
No...I'm sorry Pheigi. You are resilient and you will find another garden plot! Dang it =( Sunflowers are beautiful in a vegetable garden but not my favorite either. I grew a variety called Black Cherry that to me, the bloom, looked more like burnt taco...disappointing. But their seed heads bring goldfinches into the garden. Yay! Another garden!
Burnt Taco, that is hilarious. Wouldn't it be great if we were allowed to rename plants: Disappointing Wishy Washy Zinnia, Just Meh, Pollen Drop Nightmare.
It took me a REALLY long time and lots of asking random people to find my new garden and it just isn't an option for most of the others at my current allotment. A tiny allotment garden may seem trivial to some but for the old people it really is a life line; affordable food, exercise, social life and a reason to get up and out of the house. It really is heartbreaking for them.
Goodness that's aweful. Devastated too for the older ones like you said. Do you have any lawn at all around your house ? Or a grass verge that all the neighbours share near the rd etc? Sorry I don't know the culture or space for housing there.
There is so little available land around here. There is so much farm looking land around but the rules about using it are very strict and make it impossible for farmers to (legally) lease it out. Most people in apartments have small balconies, usually used for drying washing but talking to some of the others at the allotment it seems that some are going to grow there instead but it will literally be a few pots, nothing comparable to the allotment. It is frustrating and sad.
Surely, they should give you some compensation of some sort!!! I look forward to seeing your new garden develop and even if that does not work out for you (which I certainly hope it does) I would still be interested in your balcony garden that you mention every now and then. Good luck with everything!!!!
Thank you so much. I am itching to get on to my new plot and start trying to transplant what can be saved. My seeds for the coming season have started arriving too which always fills me with hope that next season will be better.
Gosh! You must be devastated. Hopefully you will be able to find another plot.🤞
Heart broken after all the work and planning but new garden = new opportunities (I hope).
Oh no! I hope you can find another option. I did not expect that at all. So sorry to hear this.
It was devastating news but I am trying to roll with it and find new options. Let’s see how much can be saved!
In regards to Snaps, I'm in a similar climate in US and since they are cool flowers I'm starting the plants now to plant in fall for spring harvest. The ones I plant in spring do give some blooms before heat, but then get flimsy like yours. But if I keep them cut back in summer, the next spring (second year) I get a massive harvest. Best bet for you plant in fall for spring then tear out (I did this with a section of plants), then planted zinnia's there.
Ooooh this sounds like a good little experiment for me. Thanks for the suggestion.
No...I'm sorry Pheigi. You are resilient and you will find another garden plot! Dang it =(
Sunflowers are beautiful in a vegetable garden but not my favorite either. I grew a variety called Black Cherry that to me, the bloom, looked more like burnt taco...disappointing. But their seed heads bring goldfinches into the garden. Yay! Another garden!
Burnt Taco, that is hilarious. Wouldn't it be great if we were allowed to rename plants: Disappointing Wishy Washy Zinnia, Just Meh, Pollen Drop Nightmare.
@@fromthewitchsgarden Yes!
Dang, that's sad, like you said crushing for the others also...
It took me a REALLY long time and lots of asking random people to find my new garden and it just isn't an option for most of the others at my current allotment. A tiny allotment garden may seem trivial to some but for the old people it really is a life line; affordable food, exercise, social life and a reason to get up and out of the house. It really is heartbreaking for them.
Goodness that's aweful. Devastated too for the older ones like you said. Do you have any lawn at all around your house ? Or a grass verge that all the neighbours share near the rd etc? Sorry I don't know the culture or space for housing there.
There is so little available land around here. There is so much farm looking land around but the rules about using it are very strict and make it impossible for farmers to (legally) lease it out. Most people in apartments have small balconies, usually used for drying washing but talking to some of the others at the allotment it seems that some are going to grow there instead but it will literally be a few pots, nothing comparable to the allotment. It is frustrating and sad.