Building A Pumpkin Archway & Making A Scarecrow Witch ⛥ UK Allotment Vlog #20 ⛥ July 2024 ⛥

Building A Pumpkin Archway & Making A Scarecrow Witch ⛥ UK Allotment Vlog #20 ⛥ July 2024 ⛥
Welcome to my very first allotment plot. My name is Sherry and I'm a complete beginner in the world of growing your own and owning an allotment space. My plot is 250sq meters of new land in Lincolnshire, it's never had allotments on it before.
I'd love for you to follow my journey as I learn and also leave your advice and guidance in the comments.
⛥ Instagram - sherrysallotment

[@Carol-oc7mx]

Hi 🖐🖐 the archway is going to look fabulous - the pea and bean netting you have used might not be strong enough for heavier crops such as pumpkins - as you are on a very windy site the archway might need reinforcing. I would get some tree stakes and, drive them in by about 18 inches at the point you have cable tied them together and then wire them all together for added strength. when the archways are covered in any crop it will act as a sail so need to be very robust - generally speaking things going into the ground need to be driven in much deeper than you are doing at the moment to avoid things collapsing - PLEASE it is wise to get a first aid box to put in the summerhouse as accidents do happen a lot on allotment plots. Been there done that got the cuts to prove it and check if your tetanus vaccination is up to date I love the scarecrow and offer Matilda as a name for her 😊😊

[@bammabudgets]

Love the arch and the garden witch!! She needs a name! I have found that putting netting in the arches is easier if they are laying down, maybe try that if you decide to replace it! Another great video! Thanks for posting it!!!

[@SherrysAllotment]

Laying them down would have made it so much easier 😅 definitely doing that when it comes to recovering them 😂

[@myrustygarden]

Oh I pinched my hand with my clippers 🤕 no fun. Arches will be fantastic addition as will the scarecrow 👍👍. Are you the only one at the site or do others just not show up much. What would we do without cable ties 😂. Windy but all in all a lovely day but the looks of it. We have the hopefully tail end of a heatwave here so I’m not getting as much done as I would like. All doing well Sherry have a great week, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦

[@SherrysAllotment]

Toilet paper and packing tape off a cardboard box to fix me up, I really need a first aid kit down there 😅 There's about 10 plots on the site now I think, I should do a little walk round to show you. I see one or two down there more frequently than some of the others. Hope you get some cooler weather soon Ali. Ours is on the change again! Should be warmer for the weekend 🤞🏻 xx

[@myrustygarden]

@@SherrysAllotment that would be great 👍