tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post85065020651506202..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Book Review - The Allotment PlannerSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73132138169051418822013-11-12T16:57:17.347+00:002013-11-12T16:57:17.347+00:00Such a shame that I can't op you in the draw E...Such a shame that I can't op you in the draw Endah but the postage would probably cost more than the book!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85219996713246701492013-11-12T13:15:47.087+00:002013-11-12T13:15:47.087+00:00It's sound an interesting book that I must rea...It's sound an interesting book that I must read it. I really want to read, but it's not easy for me to get it. So far awayEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13599710942986847942013-11-11T11:57:22.299+00:002013-11-11T11:57:22.299+00:00Hi L - I will pop your name in the hat and thanks ...Hi L - I will pop your name in the hat and thanks for commenting.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51668780986500343402013-11-11T11:36:30.302+00:002013-11-11T11:36:30.302+00:00Please enter me for a chance to win this publicati...Please enter me for a chance to win this publication as I am a volunteer on an allotment for adults with mental and physical disabilities and we are feeling our way around allottmenteering.<br />From the excerpts seen, it looks like the type of gardening book I enjoy, not too scientific and going off on tangents.<br />Thanks for your blog, which is really helpful to us.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928188713843255078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87913342501099329362013-11-11T08:46:57.179+00:002013-11-11T08:46:57.179+00:00Thank you, Bonnie, it's a shame I have to limi...Thank you, Bonnie, it's a shame I have to limit the draw to the UK.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55597265519977484992013-11-11T08:46:07.584+00:002013-11-11T08:46:07.584+00:00Your name is in, SnowbirdYour name is in, SnowbirdSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66934541989808928332013-11-11T02:58:00.064+00:002013-11-11T02:58:00.064+00:00I enjoyed your review! Great job.I enjoyed your review! Great job.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-27603267423333965382013-11-10T20:20:55.474+00:002013-11-10T20:20:55.474+00:00I'd LOVE to be entered, I think it sounds grea...I'd LOVE to be entered, I think it sounds great!xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66858837850685460532013-11-10T11:56:19.652+00:002013-11-10T11:56:19.652+00:00I'll pop your name in Tanya, you may like the ...I'll pop your name in Tanya, you may like the book as a read. If you click on the contents photo you can read it better and get a good idea of the ideas included although other are given as tips as shown in the photo below the contents.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63265421227559110412013-11-10T11:49:46.953+00:002013-11-10T11:49:46.953+00:00I haven't read Jo's review yet but will be...I haven't read Jo's review yet but will be going over for her thoughts in just a moment...however a lot of the more obscure things you have mentioned i;e...using it as a dumping ground/for a business/to burn rubbish is what has gotten many of our plot holders 'kicked off' and got bonfires banned for a while. I guess you can put my name in the draw...it would be good as a 'what not to do' book. lolTanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5505364182391024112013-11-10T08:59:19.341+00:002013-11-10T08:59:19.341+00:00The idea of getting plotters to think more broadly...The idea of getting plotters to think more broadly is a good one, Jo. Having an allotment is more a way of life if you are going to stick with it. I wasn't really too fussy about how the photos had been used - that was just a comment to describe the book, I'm all for thinking beyond the traditional ways of enjoying an allotment but the main issue I had was sorting out whether the author actually meant many of the things he was advocating to be taken seriously or whether they were tongue in cheek. Some ideas are good ones and in fact are things we do ourselves but other are either totally impractical, against allotment rules or would cause friction between plot holders. As I said what appeals to one person won't another which is why I posted links to other reviews and also why I used so many photos as I thought that this way people could look at the photos and make up their own minds. It was also why I didn't read any other reviews until after I had drafted mine. Thanks for the tip about the book people - I wonder how they can pffer books at such knock down prices.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-29324074397861931182013-11-10T08:36:10.780+00:002013-11-10T08:36:10.780+00:00I think I just was expecting it to be something t...I think I just was expecting it to be something that it wasn't MarkSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75239708087470233962013-11-09T19:53:30.052+00:002013-11-09T19:53:30.052+00:00I've really enjoyed what I've read so far....I've really enjoyed what I've read so far. I don't mind that things are out of sequence, or that photos would be more appropriate in a different month. I think many newcomers to allotments just see all the hard work before them, hard work which they never knew would come with an allotment, but if they see the other benefits to having an allotment, other than growing veg, they may just stick with it a bit longer and who knows, they may actually come to enjoy their rented bit of earth. I noticed this week that it's being sold on The Book People for £4.99, that may make it more palatable. Thank you for the mention and link.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61835501400076453042013-11-09T18:37:08.213+00:002013-11-09T18:37:08.213+00:00I see that you reached a very similar conclusion t...I see that you reached a very similar conclusion to mine - though you have given it a much more thorough coverage. A very strange book. Hard to tell who it is aimed at, and whether it is deliberately arranged like it is, or simply so through incompetence!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com