We have 2x 1.8sqm trellis and one rectangular a bit smaller. Any ideas for how to use these to grow veg at the allotment? Still setting up a large area so open to ideas… Squash? Beans? Peas? Etc

Have tools, a couple of short metal poles, netting… Thanks

As per the title. Where can one possibly source these sought after relics? It’s seems virtually impossible 😂😂

I’ve tried curry’s, hughes, b and m. Only place I had success was Asda because my friend works nights.

I really want to keep cost down but it’s looking like I’ll be purchasing cardboard at this rate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've recently took on an overgrown plot and just got it all strimmed right back and raked over.

I've got a fairly sizable mountain of weeds and grass that I'm planning to burn, along with some old rotten bits of wood the previous tenant hoarded.

Question is: If I cover the pile I've made with plastic sheet, how long will it take roughly to dry enough for me to burn it? Some of it has been cut for over a week and I tried lighting it yesterday but it was still too wet.

This morning we had a lovely steaming heap of fresh horse manure on site and I was curious what is the best way to use it.

Our plot was abandoned for 5 years so we have had to cut everything back and have yet to put down all the raised beds we want but I don't want to miss out on this steaming heap of goodness.

Can I add a couple of wheels barrows to my current compost pile or make a small separate area in order to let it rot down for next year?

Cheers

The last 2 years have resulted in the majority of bulbs being very small. Having spent perhaps over £20 on seed bulbs I just don’t feel like it’s worth it. Has anyone here used ‘large’ supermarket garlic as seed? I have read if you start with a bigger clove you’ll get bigger garlic?

Please use this thread to discuss whatever you've been doing on your allotment lately. Feel free to share or ask any question related to it. And please mention which region and what weather you had this week if you've been planting or harvesting.

Both the plots on either side of me have not been used and have become grassed over.

It's now starting to spread into mine and it's starting to get me down. Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to prevent this. (Sadly I don't have the time to take on 3 plots!!)

So, I’m getting an allotment!

What’s the weirdest or most interesting thing you’ve seen grown on an allotment?

Could i grow a field of wheat and barley?

A plot full of sunflowers?

100 giant pumpkins?

Hi everyone, what’s the best places to get greenhouse glass / plastic for Cheap ?

These are the sizes I need if it helps:

6 panels of 135cm x 62cm 6 panels of 105cm x 62cm 4 panels of 167cm x 62cm 2 panels of 186cm x 62cm

Thankyou in advance, I’m getting so confused I’m so bad at this kind of stuff 🙈

Anyone sown these now and had success? Most seed suppliers don't mention they can be planted in autumn but gardeners world says Sept-Nov.

I'll probably do half now and half in March but would be good to hear the voice of experience if possible.

Just doing the maths for how much im going to need to fill 8x4 x4 beds and 4x3 x4 beds and im looking at £400 with a mix of 50/50 topsoil and compost.

I didn't think this allotment business was going to cost me so much when i took it!!!!

I was planning to fill the beds and do no dig but maybe i dont need to fill them to tje 20cm height...maybe I'll half fill them ha

Any tips on preparing a bed for Blueberries?

I have a new allotment and I'm working on making beds for next year. I have some small blueberry plants in pots at home that I want to plant in the ground at the allotment. When is the best time?

I have access to manure, wood chippings, cardboard and topsoil. I recently chopped a conifer down and could use this?

How best to prep the bed for them?

I have a quick question for the group: Has anyone installed power on their allotment?

I'm considering adding a 100-watt solar panel, a solar charge controller, and a leisure battery (of course, I'll handle the necessary wiring as well & mandatroy extras).

If anyone has ideas, pictures, or advice about setups that could be helpful, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you! :)

I'd like to add flowers along the edges of some raised beds, primarily for colour and pollinators.

More requirements!: -Max 6 inches height (don't want to shade out veg). -Self contained, don't sprawl everywhere -Low maintenance -Perennial (preferred, not critiical).

Any suggestions gratefully received, I'm completely clueless with flowers so forgive my naivety. Thanks

Our allotment is pretty self organised. There is a tenant who likes to rescue chickens and they have created over a few seasons a rat factory. I’m not actually a tenant just a stakeholder. There is a moral somewhere in this story.

Anyway, rats do not belong on an allotment in great numbers. I have bought some snap traps and subsequently my heart is broken