Hi from London, UK

Totally new to permaculture.
I have an allotment plot which up till this summer used for annual monoculture.
I watched one video on permaculture on the bbc and since then, I have gone nuts purchasing trees and perennials for the plot.
Still not one hundred percent sure what I’m doing but going for it and super willing to learn. Oh

Hi Maxine,

Welcome to permies.  You are in the right place .  Lots of very knowledgeable folks here, and very kind too.

Where about in London are you?  I lived there for 25 years, while my kids were growing up, had and allotment too!!

Hi Maxine, welcome to Permies!
One or two of us Brits on the board, not necessarily all in the UK still. I tried to have a permaculture allotment in Solihull when I lived there, but technically we weren’t supposed to plant anything that didn’t crop the same year. We got away with soft fruit though. We had a permanent layout of paths like spokes of a wheel, for true crop ‘rotation’ it meant that there was always a path going where you wanted to go. I miss the social side of allotment gardening. Our neighbour Tom, was getting on a bit, but still was out almost every day doing a bit.
I guess you’ll have alkaline clay soil there, pretty much the opposite of mine, and a bit of a climate bubble in terms of winter temperatures so you can push the boundaries a bit with more tender plants. I’ve even seen footage of avocados ripening in London.

Hi Maxine! I still miss my London allotment I had to leave behind when I moved! Enjoy it, but also pace yourself. One big mistake I made was trying to do too much at once - ordering more trees than I had time to plant!

Welcome, come in and sit down awhile. How was your trip? Hope you like the refreshments.