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Dear Ishers Mr Innerhippy and I took over an allotment last autumn after 5 and a half years on the waiting list, and were delighted. The weeds were shoulder high, but this did not daunt us, we're in it for the long haul and are happy to do things bit by bit. Over the winter, we admittedly didn't do ...

Thanks for all the advice, keep it coming! I live in Warwickshire, so not exactly tropical, but hopefully temperate enough. In terms of support I was planning to train it/them around the perimeter fence on the allotment. One of the previous tenants of the plot put up a sturdyish post and wire fence ...

Hi there all Just planning what to put in our massively overgrown new allotment and husband requested hops so he can have a go at brewing his own beer. We've found somewhere to buy plants online, does anyone have any idea how many plants we'll need for a first attempt batch of beer? Obviously we're ...

I just discovered this site and thought I'd be friendly and say hello! I got to the top of the local allotment waiting list last Autumn, and have inherited a plot with shoulder high weeds. I and my four boys (husband aged 44, and sons aged 4, 2 and 9 months) are looking forward to spending some time...