Welcome to the Allotment Book
A collection of growing guides, planning resources, and recipes for the home gardener, and a FREE app to help a gardener plan what to grow and discover gardening ideas.
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How To Grow Raspberries
A complete introduction to growing summer and autumn fruiting raspberries. If a gardener grows both types, it is possible to harvest raspberries from May until October.
How To Grow Boysenberries
A complete introduction on how to grow boysenberries. Boysenberries are a raspberry blackberry cross with a superb flavour.
How To Grow Blueberries
A Complete Guide To Growing Delicious Blueberries. Blueberries are easy to grow, and can fruit productively for over 30 years.
How To Grow Tayberries
An introduction on how to grow tayberries. Tayberries are one of the biggest soft fruits, bigger than blackberries and raspberries.
Allotment Starter Guides
Why Have An Allotment?
An article looking at the challenges of working an allotment and the benefits of having one.
How To Start An Allotment
A step by step guide on how to start an allotment, containing practical tips for a first time plot holder.
Planning An Allotment Layout
An introduction to planning an allotment layout, covering what to include, planting design, the principles of crop rotation, and practical tips.
How To Make No Dig Beds
A video guide on how to make no-dig beds for an allotment, including the advantages of no-dig beds, how they reduce work, and the growing cycle.
Allotment Polytunnels
Looking at how an allotment polytunnel can extend the growing season from late winter to late autumn, and make growing heat sensitive plants much easier.
Allotment Sheds
An introduction to the types of allotment sheds available, options for making a shed base, and things to consider when choosing an allotment shed.
