October 28, 2009 by janetsdream
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hiya all I have just joined , I live in liverpool and have a good size garden that snakes around one side of the house, the main part is grass and flower beds, but the side part, the best bit is my allotment he,he I have 4 raised beds and am just about to plant 4 trees around, apple, plum, pear, and cherry, I already have 2 apple trees and a pear tree, but hey, cant have enough fruit trees can you.
This year I grew runnerbeans, leeks , onions , tomatoes ,sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots, and rhubarb, I have a rasberry, blackberry and loads of strawberries as well, my crops were really good this year, no blight at all , which is amazing, I have recently had hubby build me a greenhouse, so watch this space he,he, its fantastic,
hope to hear a lot from you all, and keep each others spirits up when things go wrong , and celebrate when things go right,
one thing I could do with help with is composting , I have two composting bins , but they donts seem to be composting down as well as I thought maybe I am doing something wrong any help would be greatly appreciated, and good luck to the new site I think its great . speak to you all soon tc janetsdream xx

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WELCOME janetsdream! My wife will be so chuffed that the first one to contribute is a Scouser!!! She's originally from Birkenhead. Why don't you meet up - it's Tilley on the site. I tease her all the time that Scousers are never slow in coming forward! Some of my favourite people - no airs or graces.
Sounds like you have a lovely set-up there janetsdream. Didn't fancy a fig tree then? Tthey seem to be all the rage at the mo. With varieties that have been bred to crop well in the UK climate. The Wirral is particularly well suited to them as there's not much frost there (one of Tilley's sisters lives in Meols so I'm quite familiar with the area).
Funny you should mention composting - one of my favourite subjects! If you join the allotments group on this site there's a file there with everything you'll need to know about composting.
KEEP POSTING! (and composting)
G.
BigGee 935 days ago