Grow Your Own Magazine

Hi
I was wondering if anyone could try to help me i have just been handed an allotment off my fantastic mother-in-law and as i'am only a NOVICE gardener i am in need off some help the allotment was pretty much overgrown with colch grass,ivy but after many hours in the wet and cold weather its now looking like someone owns it ....i'am planning to grow herbs, veg & fruit, but the only worry i have is with the potatoes . do i really need to use seeding potatoes? and where do i get these?...

bwfc07

Been a chill in the air for a while now but waking up and finding out it's -7 isn't funny when you know you have to pull both leeks and swedes all morning. Cold feet and blue fingers.
Who chose this as a way of life ??????
Other than keeping my weekly box deliveries goin, not much else happening on the veggie front. Spent most of the wekend either working as a bouncer or doing SIA training - four days of training needed to get your SIA licence, without which you cannot be a steward,...

sewer rat

Can't believe it's nearly Christmas. Went to the lottie yesterday, with grandson in tow. Bitterly cold most places, but the lottment site is sheltered and the sun was out so it was bearable. Planted out Aquadulce broad beans (sown in cold greenhouse in cell trays). Also the Solent Wight garlic and overwintering Jap onions (also sown in cell trays).

On returning home, whilst feeding the guinea pigs I noticed that the daffs have started growing in the shady (woodland) border. ...

rustylady

While most people are sitting by the fire thinking about Santa bringing a new pair of socks or pullover I got my Christmas present yesterday!

A neighbour wanted to clear her husband's compost bins and would I get rid of them for her??? Well being a good Tyke from a long ancestry of Yorkshiremen and living by the moto "if thee can get sumat for nowt av it" I was straight round to load uop the trailer. So today I took a trailer of well composted compost to the plot and spread...

Digger-07

Hi,
I have just found this website and I hope it will be useful to me. Hopefully I may be able to help other members. I had to rertire from ill health about 11years ago and started growing flowers and veg. some for show. I am 57 years old and from the title you may notice that I am a Middlesbrough football fan. I live at Guisbrough North Yorkshire with my wife who is also retired.

Rob Sutherland

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