We want to get an allotment , we've never had a garden ,so any advice on things to do and grow for us novices would be appreciated, i know its hard work but were willing to have a go !!!
2006-10-23 07:00:46 · 6 answers · asked by pixie29 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
tomatoes, spinach, runner beans and the cut and come again lettuce types are all really easy to start off with.
Tomato variety Gardeners Delight has always worked really well for me both on the veg plot and under glass.
Spinach is so easy just to sow straight from the packet and it grows anywhere !
Runner beans can either be started off under glass in April or sown directly into the ground in April/May and will usually produce a bumper crop without too much effort.
The cut and come again lettuces can just be sown thinly in rows from March-September and will also produce an excellent crop several times over.
May I suggest the Grow Your Own magazine / Kitchen Garden Magazine for some excellent advice on fruit and veg cultivation for beginners. Also be sure to add plenty of well rotted manure / organic material to your plot to improve soil fertility and improve crop yields.
2006-10-23 07:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by kippergonzo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing to do is go to the council or speak to someone you see working on a allotment as to who you should speak to. Once you have a site clear all the area and compost if poss burn any nasty roots in the ground that are white as these will cause problems even if a small bit is left in the ground dig in compost and growmore and leave till next year then your best bet is to buy the book called The Vegetable and Herb Expert by Dr.D.G. Hessayon for the first year grow potatoes Early and late this will help break up the soil but remember to rotate all is explained in the book. good luck
2006-10-24 05:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your first move should be to contact the council and find out where the different sites are. Visit them and choose a plot. Clear an area at a time and go for potatoes first its hard work to begin with depending on when the plot was last used, its something all the family can join in on. Talk to other plot holders for different tips eveybody has something to say that will help.
Good luck and happy growing
2006-10-24 09:00:41 · answer #3 · answered by DERIAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool, great idea.
You might be missing the point a little though.
Alotments are a community resource and you'd be much better making friends on the allotments, they will give you all the advice you need and welcome novices trying to have a go. Everyone apprecaites enthusiasm.
Its not hard work, its great.
2006-10-23 07:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for it! You will get tons of help from the people down there. They always have a little club and are very happy to help newcomers! Good luck, next summer you will not believe how you didnt do this years ago!
2006-10-23 07:03:10 · answer #5 · answered by puffy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cannabis should make you very popular,
failing that carrots, courgettes, potatoes, runner beans and rocket are quite easy to start off with.
Good luck :D
2006-10-23 07:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by Icarus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋