Allotment Garden: Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Gardening on an …
What’s better than an allotment? – easy two allotments and a year later I took on plot 29 as well. After 8 years hard work getting the allotments into good order, the soil workable and fertile and even the weeds under control it was time for another challenge and we moved to a smallholding in North Wales with a different set of challenges as I establish new vegetable plots in …
Allotments & The Law – Legal Aspects of An Allotment
The Allotments Act 1922 provided allotment holders with some security of tenure by setting out specific periods of notice for ending a tenancy. Landlords could only end an allotment garden tenancy by giving the allotment holder a minimum of six months’ notice. This was increased to 12 months by the Allotments Act 1950.
Drying Beans & Peas – How to Dry Beans & Peas at Home
The ideal is to dry at a temperature starting at 50°C/120°F/Gas Mark 0 and then increase the temperature slowly up to 65°C/150°F/Gas Mark 0. The beans and peas are dry when they are quite crisp. Depending on their size, this takes between 2-3 hours. Pack in tightly corked bottles or airtight containers and store in a dry, dark place.
NPK Nutritional Values of Animal Manures & Compost Etc
P Phosphorus %. K Potassium. (Potash) %. Comfrey Liquid. 0.014. 0.0059. 0.0340. Although the percentage NPK values are relatively low in comparison with manures, being in liquid form, nutrients are immediately available to the plants. More information on growing comfrey and comfrey tea or liquid fertiliser.
Clearing a New Allotment or Vegetable Plot
Quick Way to Clear a Plot. This is the easiest and quickest way to clear a plot. Clear the rubbish and strim down to a few inches above ground level. Rake up the strimmings and pop onto the compost heap. Then spray the plot with a glyphosate based weedkiller, paying special attention to the perennial weeds.
Growing & Using Comfrey for Gardeners - Allotment & Gardens
Comfrey – Medicinal Uses of Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Using Comfrey: Making Comfrey Compost, Comfrey Liquid Feed or Tea. Feeding Comfrey to Poultry and Other Livestock. Comfrey is an important herb with a many uses on allotments, gardens and for animal feed. This part covers the history of comfrey and an overview of its use.
Best Tomatoes for Greenhouse Growing - Allotment & Gardens
Some suggestions for best tomatoes for greenhouse growing. These are all cordon varieties: Sungold – early, prolific and very sweet. Capprica – modern commercial variety that replaced Cedrico. Excellent flavour, reliable and consistent. Ferline – formerly a commercial variety, similar to Capprica. Gardener’s Delight – an old favourite.
Hot Cucumber Soup Recipe - Allotment Garden Recipes
Cut cucumbers in half lengthways; scoop out seeds and discard them; chop cucumber finely. Finely chop spring onions and finely chop potatoes. Heat oil in large pan and sauté spring onions and cucumber for a few minutes then add potatoes and stock; bring to boil and simmer for approx 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
Discouraging Badgers | Stop Badgers Destroying Your Plot
If you have a badger problem ask all your men folk (sorry ladies but it has to be the men this time) to sprinkle around your boundary. Male urine carries odours that animals interpret as territorial dominance and willingness to do battle. Repeat this every 4 weeks and your problem will go away. Badgers will not cross the line ever again.
Making Comfrey Compost, Comfrey Liquid Feed or Tea
How to Make Comfrey Tea. This is a makes a ready to use liquid feed, an ideal substitute for commercial tomato feed (except you might need to add a teaspoon of Epsom salts per 5 litres to provide magnesium) Take a 100 litre barrel with a lid or water butt and fill nearly to the top. Put six or seven kilograms of comfrey leaves, wilted for a day ...