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I have just taken on an allotment

By Jojotoots, 31 Jan, 2010, 2 answers

I have just taken on an allotment. It is in fairly good nick but I am told that the previous tenant had to scrap the whole crop of onions, garlic...

Where is a good place for my compost bin at my allotment?

By Guest, 29 Dec, 2009, 4 answers

Where is a good place for my compost bin at my allotment? Near the shed or away from where I'll be sitting - will it smell / sttract flies?

we have been "evicted" from our allotment as the Council want to split it up into smaller plots

By Guest, 16 Nov, 2009, 1 answer

we have been "evicted" from our allotment as the Council want to split it up into smaller plots . We are taking up all the daffodil...

HOW DO i GET RID OF BINDWEED IN MY ALLOTMENT

By Benji, 7 Nov, 2009, 17 answers

HOW DO i GET RID OF BINDWEED IN MY ALLOTMENT

wood ash

By Echiumrob, 19 Jan, 2009, 1 answer

i have two allotments and someone has given me some bags of woodash, please can you tell me how,and when to use ,also which crops it benefits.thankyou

Conditioning soil and suppressing weeds

By Georgecarnage, 11 Jan, 2009, 3 answers

We have just got a small allotment. I got hold of some (about 1 ton) Alpaca manure and was going to spread the manure on the soil and cover it...

what veg can i grow

By Craigfisher, 9 Jan, 2009, 1 answer

what veg can i grow in heavy clay i have an allotment and part of it is heavy clay can anyone help thanks for all your replies

allotments

By Jewells, 8 Jan, 2009, 3 answers

Happy New Year everyone, wow 2009 already. my question is this i have aquired an allotment and i will be digging it over asap and basically i...

Planting out.

By Kenho, 7 Jan, 2009, 2 answers

Is it better to plant allotment rows north/south, or east/west

To break up the soil what can you use

By Linski, 6 Jan, 2009, 9 answers

In my alotment my soil has stones and quit heavy. Can I use sand if so what kind of sand do I use

vandals on our lottie

By Alley, 3 Nov, 2008, 12 answers

I hope you excuse me and allow me to have a bit of a rant.... I have been an allotment holder for about 4 years now and everyone there are a...

Rubbish

By Shovelshrower, 30 Aug, 2008, 1 answer

Please can anybody tell me if there is a website which provides all the allotment association rules and guidlines.

Help

By Shovelshrower, 13 Jul, 2008, 3 answers

I have just obtained my first allotment, its very overgrown but with help i should have it under control in the next week or so. Can anybody...

tyne and wear

By Rita, 16 Apr, 2008, 2 answers

has anyone on here recently acquired an allotment in Tyne and Wear? how long did you have to wait for it? its just that i'm thinking of registering...

Getting bitten on the allotment

By Darryluk, 25 Sep, 2007, 3 answers

Not quite the normal question, but my allotment appears to be overrun with biting insects that leave me with saucer sized swellings that last...

Teamwork on the Allotment

By Caroline, 16 Jun, 2007, 2 answers

How can I get the other people that I share my allotment with to understand that you need to go more than once a week, I've been worn out setting...

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