The Allotment

Comfrey tea is a simple-to-make plant superfood. If you haven’t made your own rocket fuel yet, then here is how I make mine. What You Need Making The Tea Comfrey …

When my allotment plot started to get full, I decided I needed a way to utilise the fencing around the edge properly. The idea I came up with was gutter …

This article is packed full of free ideas to help you garden on a budget and I will be regularly coming back to it and adding more ideas! Free Compost …

This is a question I have been asked a lot recently, so I have decided to dedicate an article to it. It is a problem I faced myself in my …

March feels like the month when you can start getting going in the allotment again. Spring will be upon us, and with it comes many jobs to be done! Mulch …

With what should be a dry weekend coming up for many of us you may be excited to get back to the allotment. If so, here are some jobs you …

In this post, I will take you back through the journey of starting my new plot. I know lots of you out there are just getting started on your own …

If you want to save as much money as possible, then growing high-value crops is a great place to start. Here are some of the best big-value crops to grow …

How do you get rid of weeds without picking them out by hand, one by one? Here are some of the most effective ways I have found to get rid …

When just starting out a veg garden, you will make a lot of mistakes, don’t worry, it’s a natural part of gardening. As someone commented on one of my posts, …

It’s around this time of year that I start getting that urge to head back up to the allotment when it’s not snowing, sleeting or blowing a gale anyway. If …

Some cucumber plants produce both male and female flowers; it is important to know the difference. But how can you tell the difference between male and female flowers? And why …

If your vegetable garden has gotten a little overgrown or you have just taken over a new allotment then you will need to know how to clear those weeds. So …

growbags come in all shapes, sizes and prices. But are the more expensive growbags worth it? I ran a trial to find out. What is the trail? My setup is …

If your growing season is drawing to a close and you have some old used up grow bags then you may be wondering what you can do with them. Read …

If gardening in a greenhouse or polytunnel you may well be using grow bags. But there are so many different sizes of grow bags available, what size do you need? …

Raised beds are really popular on allotments, but why? Read my mega guide to find out why raised beds and allotments go together so well. Are raised beds good for …

If you are thinking of using raised beds in your garden or allotment then you will be wondering what advantage they give you over gardening straight into the ground. So …

If you have just finished building a raised bed, maybe even using my guide, your next thought will be, what soil do I put in my raised bed? Let me …

Cucumbers are a thirsty plant, especially when they start getting large. They are so thirsty in fact that you may believe that it is impossible to overwater them, but is …

If you do a lot of woodworking you will inevitably be left with a lot of sawdust and maybe thinking of useful ways to reuse that sawdust. We would all …

Mulching carrots is a great way to protect them and allows you to grow carrots over winter, even outdoors. Read on to find out how to mulch your carrots for …

Winter conjures up images of cold bleak days and not much life in the garden, meanwhile, everyone would love a steady supply of fresh homegrown vegetables over the winter but …

The short answer is yes; you can grow potatoes in winter here in the UK. To grow potatoes in winter, you need to select the right varieties and grow them …

A cold frame can be a useful tool for gardeners, allowing you to extend your growing season at both ends of the year. They are incredibly helpful for UK gardeners …

The pH of the soil is the value given to how acidic or alkaline your soil is. If you can remember back to high school science, pH is on a …

If you have flower beds or are working on a vegetable garden, a garden fork is an essential tool every amateur or experienced gardener needs. One may be forgiven for …

A cordless strimmer can be used for garden maintenance such as tidying lawn borders, trimming tall grass, tackling overgrowth, and getting in those hard-to-reach areas where wires would usually hold …

As all keen gardeners know, it’s not always easy getting those damn plants to grow. Sometimes it feels like no matter what you do, you can never quite achieve the …

Welcome to our guide on growing vegetables. We hope to turn this page into a repository on all things veg! Keep checking back as we keep adding to the long …