Kate's Allotment

How a complete beginner to fruit and vegetable growing tackles their first allotment which will be organic. Lots of useful links and tips hopefully!

Friday, July 07, 2006

Not sure where to begin - 3 July 2006

Over the weekend I thought about what I would like on my allotment. I made the following decisions:

I want to be organic
A shed for tools with a clear roof so plants can be kept inside, with a space for sitting in the shade.
A water butt connected to guttering on shed.
Pathways
2 wooden compost boxes
A wildlife area near the water tough - hopefully get some tadpoles and frogs then!
A tree for the wildlife area, logs and big stones too!
Fruit because I love eatting it and enjoy making jams and chutneys.
Vegetables - probably lots of potatoes because I've heard their easy and act as a soil conditioner.
Green manure crops

I will only grow things in the first 1/3 of the site this year which has been covered in black membrane or else I will be over-faced and exhausted.

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