Allotment Garden: Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Gardening on an …
WEBWhat’s better than an allotment? – easy two allotments and a year later I took on plot 29 as well. After 8 years hard work getting the allotments into good order, the soil workable and fertile and even the weeds under control it was time for another challenge and we moved to a smallholding in North Wales with a different set of challenges as I establish new vegetable plots in wild, wet Wales.
Welcome to the Allotment Garden Diary
WEBLeeks, Strawberries, Cabbage & Free Spuds. Potatoes, Tomatoes, Beans & Cabbage. A diary is actually a really useful tool for the gardener. It helps you keep track of what worked for you and what didn’t. Often a variety of vegetable that does well in one situation or area will fail to thrive in another, so keeping track of what was planted and ...
Plan & Create A Medicinal Herb Garden - Allotment & Gardens
WEBGrow Medicinal, Culinary and Cosmetic Herbs in a Small Space. When it comes to cultivating your own herbs, A 3 x 3 yard herb bed will be enough to give you a comprehensive herb bed for family use. With this space, you will be able to grow 15 – 20 different medicinal, culinary and cosmetic herbs; most of …
Clearing a New Allotment or Vegetable Plot
WEBQuick Way to Clear a Plot. This is the easiest and quickest way to clear a plot. Clear the rubbish and strim down to a few inches above ground level. Rake up the strimmings and pop onto the compost heap. Then spray the plot with a glyphosate based weedkiller, paying special attention to the perennial weeds.
Sweetcorn Success, Polytunnel Repairs, Radish Leaves
WEB18 hours ago · Some of the holes were from the outside in. Possibly a crow decided to walk on the roof as well but whatever, lots of little holes. It’s easy enough to repair small holes and even cuts in the polytunnel skin with clear sticky tape. The best source is First Tunnels. With polytunnels, like greenhouses, a stitch in time really does save nine.
Articles & Advice - Allotment & Gardens
WEBAllotment Garden TV. Exclusive gardening videos along with selected public videos that we think you’ll like and find useful made by me, John Harrison, and some by great gardening experts like Sam Youd, head gardener and Simon Tetlow deputy head gardener at the world famous Tatton Park Gardens. They cover quite a range of subjects, from ...
Radish Leaf Soup - Allotment Garden Recipes
WEB19 hours ago · Check potatoes and if softened add the radish leaves and the stock. Stir and bring to a boil again. Lower the heat and simmer with the lid on for 5 minutes. The leaves should be completely wilted. Use a stick blender in the pan until the soup is smooth. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Allotment Garden Recipes, Wholefood, Vegetable, Vegetarian
WEBFor example, Val’s Hot Aubergine Chutney is suitable for vegetarians, a vegetable recipe, based on aubergines and so it appears in those sections. Hope it makes it easier for you. Don’t forget when looking up recipes from the section list on the right that you can expand – so to just get marmalade recipes, go to Val’s Preserves and ...
Allotment Shop - Allotment Shop
WEBAllotment Garden was founded by John Harrison who has been allotment gardening and growing his own vegetables, fruit and herbs for nearly 50 years now. John started this site as an online allotment growing diary back in 2004 to help others growing vegetables on an allotment. After a few years it became the most popular allotment site in the UK!
Autumn begins, cabbages, beans, lettuces - Allotment Garden Diary
WEB3 days ago · Autumn begins, cabbages, beans, lettuces. Sunday was the autumn equinox, the beginning of true astronomical autumn. Not the digital newfangled meteorological autumn that starts on the first of September. I prefer the old ways, far better to note sunrise positions on the summer and winter solstices and divide up the gaps to define the season.