More Free Paving Slabs

Today I collected the Paving Slabs I went after that were advertised on Freecycle and were only 6 minutes away from the allotment.

It took me three trips to ferry the slabs from the property to the allotment, and I laid out the first batch in front of the potting shed, extending the width of the path, and I will have some plants in pots in front of the potting shed or perhaps a cold frame, to harden off plants.

More Paving Slabs From Freecycle

Another nice Freecycle find for the allotment in the form of patio slabs from a nice person called Sophie, who only lives 3-5 minutes away.

Won on Monday and arranged to collect today as it was full on rain yesterday and the weather forecast was dry-ish for today.

I cleared to boot of my wife's wheelchair and other items and laid a tarp before stacking the patio slabs in the boot to take to the allotment.

The area-coloured red is the extent that the paving has covered. I laid the paving straight down onto the woodchipped paths.

Looking up plot 1 between the Raspberries on the left and the Rhubarb on the right

Junction between Raspberry Bed and Bed 15 looking up plot 1 

View of Path between the Raspberry Bed on the left and bed 15 on the right which is now the Asparagus Bed looking towards the Plot 1 Shed

Paving at the back of Bed 15 which is now the Asparagus Bed looking down the plot. Hopefully this will stop so much mares-tail coming up next year and I will be able to pull it up out of the woodchip areas a lot faster than this year. 

Paving Slabs Taken to Plot

Busy morning, took the paving slabs picked up yesterday afternoon down to the allotment. Laid two paths and distributed the rest around the Square Foot Gardening Beds to go in over the Winter during the "Infrastructure works period" of the year.

Came home cut up two Pallets and took them down to the allotment.

Cut half slabs in the front footwell, three 450x450mm slabs on each of the rear passengers seats which are covered to protect them and 3 layers of four paving slabs in the boot. Well she is a 7 seater and the springs should take the load OK!

First slabs taken up the plot and used to bridge from one main path to the other just past the TARDIS Greenhouse.

Weeded in front of the Square Foot Gardening Bed 2 and laid cardboard, weed membrane, woodchip and thumped flat with the rake then laid the next 3 paving slabs. 

The others have been distributed around the first two Square Foot Gardening Beds, ready for me to do the infrastructure works over the Winter months. Slabs and half slabs sitting on the Battenberg slabs I picked up last time from Freecycle, and slabs on SFG Bed 1

I went home and cut the two Pallets in half, loaded them up and took them to the plot.

1) because it makes it possible to get them in the back of the car and

2) Because I'm going to make something with them, not quite sure what at the moment but something will come to mind, even if its a Fox proof enclosure for sacks of compost or perhaps another onion drying rack, I also fancy a site sink and washing area if I find a stainless sink with single or double drainer.

Forgot to photograph this last week when it looked fuller but the leaf collection for 2021 is looking good.

Freecycle Paving Slabs

I saw this advert on Freecycle for 18 number 450x450mm paving slabs and sent my reply to Susan the person offering them, requesting them for my allotment. She has had a rear extension built on her home, and these are now surplus to requirement.

Luckily I was the first to respond and arrangements were made for me to collect them from her rear garden last today. She had a wheelbarrow I could use that made moving them easier. 

I was lucky in that I had not yet put the wheelchair and other items back in the boot. I managed to get four laid flat on plan x 3 deep in the boot. Three either side of the rear seats and the half ad cut slabs in the footwell. 

By the time I got home it was dark and my daughter was going out so they will wait until the morning to be taken down to the plot.