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Interested in an allotment?
We are currently at full capacity, but if you would like to be added to our waiting list, please get in touch. Typically plots become available in February of each year, but occasionally we do have plots at other times.
Advice for new allotmenteers!
Keeping an allotment can be a very rewarding pastime. There are many benefits, including physical exercise, mental wellbeing, healthy eating, social interaction and family bonding. But it can also prove hard work and a little demoralising at times if plots are not kept under control. Keeping an allotment is a commitment. TV programmes are very good at making it look easy, they usually show loose easily-dug soil in their demonstrations. However, if you’ve just been allocated an allotment the chances are you’ve inherited a disused plot which will require a lot of hard work to clear well-established weeds and to break the ground. If this is the case, it’s important to establish control of your plot as quickly as you can and there’s no shame in seeking help from family and friends to assist with this initial challenge. Whilst it’s not always possible to allocate a lot of your time to your…
Things to do in March
Overview Hopefully by now we are now standing on the threshold of Spring and the new gardening season. The days are beginning to lengthen and although it may not feel like it at times the temperatures are slowly increasing day by day. More importantly the longer days are the real trigger to new growth and you will find that with the help of a little protection you can really go for those early sowings. They might not all make it but it is still worth a try and you will still have plenty of time to re-sow any misses. Your best friend this month is the weather man try to keep up to date with the local forecasts, better still ask the advice of the gardeners around you who have years of experience to draw on. Sowing and Planting Plant out early cultivars of potatoes as soon as possible and…
Things to do this February
Overview We get a glimpse of the early signs of the arrival of Spring this month. The soil begins to warm up around the middle of February and we can see for the first time this year the buds beginning to swell on fruit trees and bushes. Overwintering vegetables begin to look less sorry for themselves and they start to produce new growth. These are the signals that it is now safe to think about sowing a row of early, peas and broad beans using a hardy cultivar. It is too late to sow the broad bean ‘Aquadulce’ it is only really suitable for growing overwinter. Sowing and Planting After the middle of the month it is safe to think about sowing the seeds of early vegetables. Prepare a seed bed and sow ‘White Lisbon’ Spring onion, early short horn carrots, early types of lettuce, try a cut and come…