Top December Allotment Tips
My allotment continues to provide one of the best, socially-distanced activities there is. This year above all others, allotments have proved their worth, …
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Top November Allotment Tips
I made a Halloween trip to my allotment to gather the last of my sweet corn. The plants had hung on remarkably well, considering this is Northern England. The …
Top October Allotment Tips
Over the past few days, allotments up and down the land have taken on an autumnal feel. The tree foliage is beginning to drop and the days are shortening. …
Top September Allotment Tips
September is a very much a transitional month on the allotment. You could say in some respects it is out with the old and in with the new, as our summer …
Top August Allotment Tips
This year has been a gardening year of two halves so far. The dry, warm weather of the first half, during the lockdown gave way to generally cooler, cloudier …
Top July Allotment Tips
After last month’s blog the rains finally came. With it came the inevitable flushes of weeds. Within days some previously weed-free patches of my allotment …
Top June Allotment Tips
We head towards midsummer with our plots generally in very good order. Many allotment sites across the country are thriving, some are at a standard not seen …
Top May Allotment Tips
Gardening has been a saviour for many of us during these desperate and unprecedented times. Fortunately, mother nature has so far taken pity on us. During …
Top April Allotment Tips
With much of the nation in lockdown, Allotments and horticulture in general offers a wonderful antidote for this unprecedented and very worrying global …
Top March Allotment Tips
February turned into a washout for many allotmenteers. In some flooded areas of the UK allotments were under water for a period of time. When the rain stopped, …