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Hi all I wonder if anyone can help with identifying a weed that my Dad has in his allotment (in fact many of the allotments in that area do)? It grows about 15 inches tall, and has white flowers. The flowers almost look like they could be a grass

I have an allotment in Stoke on Trent, and several of my fellow gardeners and I discovered today that we all have a problem with our onions. After much consultation and reading of favourite allotment books - and several cups of tea! - we have come

Hi, new to this forum. We have just become the proud owners of an allotment we have a fruit cage which we have gooseberries, blueberries, raspberry, blackberry, cranberry a nectarine and 2 unidentified small trees. We read our contract and we can

I have just taken on an allotment, which is in a real mess. I was doing some digging when my fork hit something.  I lifted it up and found I'd hit a container of white spirit, which has now spilled on the soil. My questions are many! is that area

pots and planters and will have bags of potatoes and veg pots around mine at the moment is like a tip ,building work going on But it can only improve , that's why I have an allotment will post pictures in the near future, before and After Derek All

.I was blissfully unaware of wasps' nests till one summer at the allotment, when I got stung on my bottom (oh the indignity of it all!). On my next visit to the plot I was stung again and on the following visit I received two further stings. It was only then that I

said it couldn't download it. Hi Busy-Lizzie, No idea why. If you send me an email at jimmypdaly@eircom.net I will email it to you as a pdf file. Jimmy Thank you for your calender. I really enjoyed looking at your allotment.  Thank you for the calendar

It's this time of year when the allotments become a frenzy of activity. Everyone is digging, composting and manuring like mad. My neighbours Mr and Mrs Ron wait until Easter, then till and plant their three plots within a week. The rest of us just

I was pleased with this year's Christmas harvest – much of our Christmas dinner was allotment produce. King Edward potatoes from the garage were roasted, Charlotte new potatoes from store were steamed. Greens took the form of braised leeks and

I always worry about the allotment when I go on holiday. Will it all dry out or get a thorough soaking? Luckily the plot was well watered when I slipped away for a wet and windy week in Cornwall.I may not have appreciated the weather very much