Allotment ideas inspiration

May's allotment diary instalment is here and progress on the plot is coming along nicely! Find out what we have been upto, sowing and growing this month.

Need some allotment ideas? What should you plant and when is the best time? Here's a month-by-month allotment planner to help you make the most of your little slice of gardening heaven...

Wondering how to entertain children on the allotment? Read on for so many fantastic ideas to keep little ones busy whilst you garden.

Discover five ways to get the most out of your allotment, when you have limited time. Allotment gardener Rachel Bull shares her top tips

I was up at silly o'clock this morning so an early morning visit to the allotment to water, erect the onion drying rack extension to the shed, harvested the onions and hung them on said rack. All in all a good but very hot couple of hours on the plot this morning, on a day that's so far has been the hottest day of the year at 35C .

Colourful allotment

Tips on how to start your own allotment.

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This post probably doesn't need much introduction, does it? Yep, we finally have an allotment - it's something we've wanted for a LONG time and I'm SO excited to share that we now have one! It was about a year ago that we decided to put our name down on the waiting list for a

"If you alternate the orientation of the glasses in your cabinet, you can pack them tighter and get about a third of your cabinet space back."

If you're new to allotment growing, give this informative guide a read.

The month the allotment came into bloom! DIY plant supports, sowing seeds and gettingflowers into the ground, see what we've been upto at the allotment!

It's been an entire year since we took ownership of our allotment plot - and what a crazy fast year it's been! We knew having an allotment was going to be a challenge, being complete novices to growing fruit and veg and not forgetting the fact we also had a newborn on our hands too!