The council are still trying to decide which allotment plot we've been allocated. Whilst I’m waiting to find out I thought it might be nice to share some photographs of what I managed to grow in my garden this year. As we're in rented accommodation with a gravel garden I have had to grow my… Continue reading Plot still pending…
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Swotting up
Since there is still some confusion over which plot is actually ours I've decided to pass the time doing some research. My Dad and Step-Mum have just bought me a book (pictured) called The Classic Allotment by Gordon Thornburn. They picked it up in a garden centre on a recent trip to Basingstoke. It contains… Continue reading Swotting up
The Plot Begins
I am very excited, and a little nervous, to announce that we have been given an allotment! I went to have a look at the plot today and it is either; 1/ a very well tended plot with a shed, compost bins and a water butt or, 2/ a wilderness of weeds, raspberry plants and… Continue reading The Plot Begins