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I would like some advice i have just got a allotment and I will be starting to get digging to clear it this week and as i dig out the weeds and stuff i would like to plant as i go. So i would like some advice on what to plant as i go pls help this novice mum who want to give her children fresh veg and for them to enjoy the allotment as well
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This thread (linked to the current last page) will give you an insight into what people have been doing/sowing as of late..
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...today-208.html
What do you like to / want to eat?
I'd bang a row/bed of salad stuffs (i.e. mixed leaves/lettuce/radish/etc) in - I always find stuff like that versitle - plus if you're running out of ideas for some dinner, you can always stuff a side-salad on the plate.
D'ya like carrots?
AFAIK it's still ok to sow some of them (I hope anyway, as I plan on doing some more tonight).
There's a great book called Allotment Month by Month - it's really helped me, although I often forget I have it and forget to refer to it... allotment month by month - Google Product Search
Also check this out: Allotment and Vegetable Gardening in June - What to do in your garden in June
Edit: if you can't sow/plant as you go, you can always cover the soil to stop weeds.. or perhaps even grow "green manure".. not sure if it's too late/early for it, as I've never grown it.Last edited by chris; 14-06-2010, 02:52 PM. -
Thank you for all of that help i will buy that book and I have salad growing in my garden with the flowers but i will put more in my allotment as we do like a lot of salad and i will cover some of the allotment that i can not ge dug but i am going to get some veg in for my christmas dinnerComment
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]I have the book Allotment Month by Month by Alan Buckingham its fantastic really helpfully, I also use a book called Food from your Garden & Allotment by the Reader's Digest Alibris UK: 10143531918 £6 from my wifes book club at workChris
My Allotment Journal @ Google+ and Youtube
https://plus.google.com/106010041709270771598/posts
http://www.youtube.com/user/GrowingJournal/videos -
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Pumpkins are brilliant for ground cover, and of course children love them. Each plant will take up about 3 foot or a metre of ground.
I'm also growing kidney beans as ground cover this year: just chit some from a packet and then plant them about 5 inches apart when they've sproutedLast edited by Two_Sheds; 15-06-2010, 06:50 AM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I did similar to TS but with Nastrutiums last year, I sowed the trailing type and let them run all over the ground, got to eat the flowers and pickled the seedsaka
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