If you’re anything like me you will no doubt relish a good thunderstorm for its garden and allotment benefits. All that lovely rainwater falling heavily from…
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Many allotment sites have already banned the use of tyres but I see the odd few being used at our allotments. Typically they’re weighing down thick…
Last Autumn I covered half of my allotment’s raised beds with regular horse manure, it was about three inches deep. We get free manure deliveries to…
Wildflower meadow planting looks naturally stunning, the mixed flower displays continue for a longer period of time and they are also great for pollinators such as bees and…
Reaching the top of the local allotment waiting list is an exciting time. After months, or even years, you’re suddenly invited to review and take on a…
I stumbled across what seemed an interesting article in Scientific American recently ‘Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?’ in which the writer suggests that ‘soil depletion’…
At two recent allotment committee meetings the subject of ‘weed killer use’ has come up for discussion; most of us are firmly against it but we know…