Jan 26
This is a guest post from Kate Williams, who is a many-times published poet. Now specialising in garden poetry, which she reads to gardening clubs around the country. The two gardening poems below are just a small selection from Kate’s website, Kate Williams Poetry Our Allotment We don’t get a lot on our allotment, [...]
Jan 24
Seed Potatoes. These are the tuberous growths on the roots of the potato plant. Grown in disease free conditions and harvested before maturity. Stored in a controlled environment until conditions are right for planting the following season. Chitting Seed potatoes. This is a method of starting the small seed potatoes into growth before out [...]
Oct 5
Top Tips for Allotment Security Renting an allotment opens up many exciting opportunities. It allows you to grow fresh fruits and vegetables and to be a part of a fun community effort. As wonderful as renting an allotment can be, there are problems that may arise. Allotment security is an important issue. Instances of theft [...]
Just about now the first crops will be ready to harvest, and that leaves space for a second crop. After the really warm spring most have enjoyed, the soil is just at the right temperature to sow seeds out side, and there’s still bags of time to sow and get the full benefit of the [...]
Apr 19
The government is carrying out a wide ranging review of local authorities statutory duties. One of these duties is to provide land for the use of allotments, if there is sufficient call from local people. As we all know some local authorities have a very unique way of interpreting their obligations to people, so [...]
1 Early Digging If you intend to sow or plant in spring, the time to start digging is late Autumn or early winter, when the soil is not overly wet and sticky. Choose a spade that is the right size for your height and strength. Insert the spade blade vertically in to the soil, not [...]
If you have ever wondered what actually makes garden waste in to usable compost, this video will go some way to explain it.
Local horticultural shows have been on the decline for many years in some areas, and even with the revived popularity of ‘Growing Your Own’ lots of gardeners seem reluctant to venture near, which is such a pity. If you’ve never been to a local horticultural show I think that you would be pleasantly surprised at [...]
