Full circle

[Snadger]

There was a time when gardening with beds either raised or not was looked upon as new fangled and the oldies said it will never catch on.
I recently got an allotment book for my birthday which is published by Dorling Kindersley the encyclopedia people.
Its a really good book and guess what, its totally devoted to gardening in beds with no mention of traditional methods of growing on the flat.

I realise there is no right or wrong way to plant up your allotment but I would have thought that traditional methods would have got a mention.

I envisage allotment holders in the future all congregating around an allotmnet which is planted on the flat, shaking there heads and saying "It'll never catch on"

[julesapple]

There was a time when gardening with Beds.......

..........And the other counties?

[veggiechicken]

Its a really good book and guess what, its totally devoted to gardening in beds ...........

I'm not even going to comment.............

[Snadger]

I'm not even going to comment.............

Neither am I..........

[SarzWix]

All of the new plot holders on our site have made raised beds. I can only think of 3 or 4 plots that are gardened in traditional rows.

[mothhawk]

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Its a really good book and guess what, its totally devoted to gardening in beds...

I'm not even going to comment.............

[Snadger]

Think i'll go trad now...........

And thats 'trad' not 'tranny' with my pink pantiles!

[Two_Sheds]

This one, Snadge?

Allotment Month by Month - Alan Buckingham - Dorling Kindersley


I've got that one

I love DK books, their photos & text layout are superb

[Snadger]

This one, Snadge?

Allotment Month by Month - Alan Buckingham - Dorling Kindersley


I've got that one

I love DK books, their photos & text layout are superb

Nope TS this is it (hope this link works)
Allotment Handbook - DK Publishing - Dorling Kindersley

I can thoroughly recommend it for beginners or auld turnips like I!

[horticultural_hobbit]

...I don't need any more gardening books, Snadger, you is a bad influence....in the best possible way

[Alison]

All of the new plot holders on our site have made raised beds. I can only think of 3 or 4 plots that are gardened in traditional rows.

Nobody has raised beds on our site but lots of us (myself included) have flat edged beds that we don't walk on, across the plot I'd say it's about 50 / 50 on our site with a few people having a mix within their own plot.