Planning and techniques

Article 1
Planning makes perfect
Part One: Making your mind up

There’s nothing quite so wonderful as getting your hands on your first veg plot. For sheer excitement it’s right up there with your first house and your first car......more

Article 2
Planning makes perfect
Part Two: Getting it down on paper

Now you've got an idea of what's going on your veg plot, it's time to get out pencils and paper and get it down in black and white......more

Article 3
The great allotment hunt
Part Three: How to find yourself some land

It seems like a 21st-century phenomenon, but allotment growing started with mediaeval peasants. Then, it was considered a right to have access to common land to feed yourself......more

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