DAY ONE clearing an overgrown allotment – The Community Plot.
Christmas wishes and harvest 2022
How to ripen chillies in autumn UK
October Plot Tour (2022)
Squash Harvest 2022
September Plot Tour
Foraging Brambles: Allotmenteer on Holiday: Trearddur Bay: Anglesey, Wales UK
What grows well for us! Which vegetable seed varieties are reliable?
Here is a discussion of some of our favourite vegetable seed varieties. This is not a definitive list, but if you are looking for reliable croppers (e.g. as a new plotholder) they are a great starting point!
Hedgehogs
Although the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is stable in many other parts of Europe, it is in decline in Britain. In the 1950’s the hedgehog population was estimated to be at around 30 million. By 1995 this was 1.5million and since then there is believed to have been a rapid decline.
Cultivation letter or eviction notice at your Allotment? Where to go from here?
This is a regular post on social media. Here is a discussion of your rights and responsibilities. I am not writing this from a point of legal expertise, but hope to give an overview of common processes and procedures, your options and how to manage this situation.