Allotment gardening

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...

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

If you're a new gardener and want to know how to plan a garden, it's important to start with the basics. Find out our top 5 steps to success!

What to do when you take on a new allotment or garden plot and what I've managed to do in the first month of my allotment.

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

If you're keen on honing your gardening skills, but don't have the space, our allotment ideas and tips for gardening have you covered!

Our allotment design tips & ideas will help you decide the best way to plan your allotment, from layout to plant growth. Get started with WM James & Co. today!

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!

Having an allotment has been one of the most satisfying decisions we've ever made. Our kids love being there and we all learn together as we grow food and nurture each other. When we first

Whether you’ve taken on a new allotment or you want advice on maintaining your existing plot, we’ve got you covered. We've got lists of monthly allotment jobs, advice on anything from crop rotation, seed saving and companion planting to composting, pest control and weeding, plus detailed guides on how to grow your favourite fruit and veg.

Creating a new veg patch or allotment, how to get started

You won’t believe your empty mason jars or newspapers could be useful in the garden until you see the list of garden hacks below. After reading the article, you can take advantage of your old items lying in mess around your kitchen or garage, and then turn them into helpful things for your garden. Now, instead of throwing them out, let's save them and give them new missions, they promise to keep you amazed.

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

Create your own green paradise, even in small spaces!

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.

The RHS No-Dig Allotment Garden demonstrates how to grow abundant food all year round without digging or disturbing the soil. Here's the full plant list.

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Renting an allotment gives you access to the space needed for growing crops like potatoes, onions and sweetcorn.