Amazon.co.uk: One Man and His Dig: Adventures of an Allotment Novice: Valentine Low: Books

Called One Man and His Dig.

Synopsis
When Valentine Low decided to forego his world of dinner parties with the chattering classes to take on a pastime usually indulged in by old men with flat caps and rollups, he had little idea of the sea change it would bring about in his life. A year down the line he had developed a worrying obsession with potatoes, a resourcefulness that borders on kleptomania and an ever-strengthening relationship with a cheery Irishman named Michael (who thinks that zeitgeist is something nasty you get on your cucumbers). By turns entertaining and informative, and packed with allotment wisdom -- everything from who was responsible for the desecration of the purple sprouting broccoli (that'll be the pigeons) to how to build a proper manure heap -- One Man and His Dig is an indispensable guidebook for all green-fingered urbanites.


£5.99 from Amazon. (Mines on its way)

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oooooooo, thanks for the tip, my father in law has just got a lottie. I got him that book by Andi whassisname, and another one by someone else!! , I'll get him that one for fathers day

On the wishlist! (and "old men with flat caps and rollups? I hit two out of three there...)

Dont think it's a 'how to' book. More of a story of how this bloke got on.

I can also highly recommend Diggers Diary by Victor Osbourne.

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Thank you Seasprout.

Added to my list of books to buy. I like a good story so will order this one first

Must be the Brown Banner in me... or perhaps the half bottle of white plonk.

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Go Mom, Go Mom

Ho my... they have created a monster out of me.

I'm off to bed. Have a good evening.

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