Top May Allotment Tips
We enter May with the allotment growing calendar in full swing. Now, more than at any other time in the gardening year, our beloved plots have an unquenchable …
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Top April Allotment Tips
April has begun with settled weather and the soil is starting to dry out again now. What a contrast to last year, when many of us wondered if spring would ever …
Top May Allotment Tips
The two Bank Holiday Mondays that we are blessed with this month, come at a perfect time in the allotment calendar. Unquestionably, May is one of the busiest …
Top October Allotment Tips
The nights are closing in and I’m trying to visit my allotment as much as possible during early evening while the light holds. The plan is to do as many …
Top August Allotment Tips
Early this month, I’m going to harvest my summer onion sets “Stuttgarter” and “Sturon” both of which have grown well. I like to pick them after a few …
November Allotment Top Tips
It isn’t just summer crops that have benefitted; some of my Cabbage F1 “Hispi” are maturing now from a late July sowing. I’m growing this as …
August Top Allotment Tips
The fluctuating weather of July certainly kept allotment holders on their toes. Courgettes for instance went from standing still to suddenly putting on a …
July Allotment Tips
Harvesting on the allotment is in full swing and it feels great! Almost every visit now yields a wonderful selection of fresh, healthy, safe to eat produce. …
September Allotment Tips
Happily the allotment is showing little sign of slowing down with the food it is producing this year. Though early signs of autumn are undeniably with us, most …
May Allotment tips
A thriving Allotment in May demands much of our time. For the keen veg gardeners, there is nowhere else we would rather be! Regular visits to the …