One the worst issues in life ..dog poo..living near the coast many dog owners just allow dogs to poo on the beache , assuming the tide washes the beastly stuff away.I challenged this once and received a real mouthfull of abuse..and sadly my grandson ended up with the mess on his shoes !!! Why the la...

Twigglets still available..more yummy marmite food !!!

Sorry 100%..coz I eat all my carrits !!!

Its the process not the product that keeps my lottie going...some veg we grow and some veg we buy..thats life.The lottie is an enjoyable theraputic extra in a hectic and sometimes unpleasant world..if we priced up everything it would be loosing money..but everything else , the outdoorlife, the pleas...

24 degrees today in Gods County...even at 9.30 this evening there was a lovely warm breeze ..happy days ahead eh !!

Hi..if you live in the west country ..check out Trago Mills, they are the cheapest around for chicken manure pellets, use nothing else and always get good results.

Hi try a company called premier tunnels..they specialise in small tunnels etc for allotments and smallholdings , but also sell bigger tunnels.
Prices are reasonable, I was going to buy one but another plot holder sold me a 10 x 12 foot frame for a tenner..job done

Just to share ..on facebook there is a great group called Allotment life..plenty of tips and advice , plus some amazing photos of people plots etc...not everyones cup of tea but maybe worth a look.

Thanks Alan..just having an allotment I feel is a huge experiment, one thing I am convinced of though ..I always listen to the old boys in our tea room and around our plots...far better than all those so called gardening books for knowledge ..would love them to write a book on keeping an allotment a...

I had no whitefly or tagetes in fact I have no greenhouse either !!
Just putting up a tunnel on my plot and will be using companion planting as it clearly works and the extra benefits are worth the effort.

Then I guess we will have to agree to disagree..all I know we base many of our theories on ancient and modern methods..evidence is out there of benifical companion plant groups, not only as deterants or pest reducers but also atractants. : What we have to rememeber is that we have to share our envir...

There has been much research done re companion plants...and there is evidence that blue flowers attract bees, therefore any flowers which attract beneficial insects has to be worthwhile, plus can help to keep pests at bay or under natural control Lavender and Rosemary are very underated and my plot ...

Blimey..far too complicated my freind..and have to disagree ..some crops can naturally follow each other to great benefit, eg my leeks always follow my late potatoes. Just to confirm I do move my beans around, in fact the tops of this years beans are already in next years trench with chicken maunure...

I just use beer , needs changing I know , but if you put beer in sheltered ares in containers many of these beasties get drunk and drown quietly Also being a fan of real ale they usually have some half decent ale to drink as well ..all part of the fun and having an allotment So drink a little and sh...

Far too complicated ..many crops follow each other naturally , we worry too much about rotation .My allotment is a place of stressless pleasure, you sow, grow it then eat it...and enjoy it If I followed this plan it would too much like a day job !!! Many crops , runner beans etc , can be kept on the...