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 Hints & Tips, Help, Advice and ViewsThis is a personal site – feel free to disagree with me! Suggestions, comments and contributions are really welcome. If you would like to add an article (that will be credited to you) please contact me. Allotment History - The First Allotments by Lesley Acton The beginning of allotments as land for the poor in the UKAllotment History - A Brief History of Allotments in the UK A brief explanation of what an allotment is and the history of allotments in the UKAllotment Vegetable Planning Software An online system for planning your allotment or vegetable plot.Spanish versus British Allotments, a Comparison Part 1 A comparison of allotments in the UK and Spain by authors Clodagh and Dick Handscombe. This is part one of two.Spanish versus British Allotments, a Comparison Part 2 A comparison of allotments in the UK and Spain by authors Clodagh and Dick Handscombe. This is part two of two.Allotment and Garden Health and Safety Allotments health and safety some tips your Mum might give you! Gardening can be dangerous with a lot of potential for accidents but a few simple things can keep you out of harm's wayAllotment Regeneration at Ford Lane, Crewe The Ford Lane, Crewe site is looking a load better since it is being regenerated. This show what can be done with committment and a lot of hard workAllotments and Children - advice on involving children in allotment gardening If you start children gardening early enough, everyone can enjoy the experience - an article by Tim Love about kids gardening and growing on allotments. Catch them young and keep them gardening for life!The Big Dig - Allotment Gardening TV Program The Big Dig televison series about allotment gardeners in Highgate London and Cardiff Wales shown on the BBCClearing a New Allotment - How to Clear a New Allotment Clearing a new allotment, where to start with a mass of weeds. Don't worry, you can do it.How Can Gardeners Cope with Climate Change? Climate change is bringing the gardener and grower extreme weather, drought followed by flood. How can we cope and grow vegetables in these conditionsHow Cuban Practices can Benefit Your Allotment Growing A tour around Cuba has generated lessons that can benefit gardeners and allotment holders in the UKFinding an Allotment - Helping you to find your plot Information to help you find an allotment including a list of council web sites in the UKFluorescent Lights for Growing - Grow Lights Fluorescent grow lights enable you to extend daylength and bring your crops on earlier.Genetic Modification and Other Developments in Farming Conventional breeding and selection has created the foods we eat but the promise of genetic modification could be a two edged swordGrowing Healthy Vegetables in Spain, a book review from Allotment Vegetable Gardening If you, like me, have dreamt of buying a place in the sun with a little land and living the good life growing vegetables in Spain or Southern France, then one of the questions is how to grow vegetables in a warm climate? This gives you the answers.Mechanical Rotovators and Cultivators, Mantis and Merry Tiller Rotovators and mechanical cultivators can save you hours of work. Are they for you?Merry Tiller Mechanical Rotovator Wolsley Merry Tiller, using this famous cultivator is a joy when you know how. There is also a printable copy of the Merry Tiller Manual linked to from the pageNo Dig Gardening versus conventional autumn digging considered Organic or Chemical Gardening - is the choice that simple? A personal view Pesticide Residues in Food Crops from Allotment Vegetable Growing Some concerns about the pesticide residues found in our food and the effects of chemicals generally on us and the environmentPlanning the Allotment or Vegetable Plot This five part series on planning my allotment plot, written in 2004,will give you some idea of the process. Deciding what to grow and where taking into account the previous crops, lime and manure etc.Improving Security on Allotments to Combat Vandalism and Theft Improving security on allotments to combat vandalism and theft, some ideas and suggestions to deter vandals and keep out the bad guysSmall Space Vegetable Gardening by Katie Thear Small Space Gardening by Katie Thear - growing vegetables in a deep bed. There is never enough space for growing everything you want, even in a large garden or allotment.The True Cost of Food A Personal Political View The true cost of food is much greater than the price paid in the supermarket. My contention is that cheap food is produced by the exploitation of both consumer and producerVi-Aqua Water Energiser to Promote Plant Growth Vi-Aqua is a revolutionary method of energising water to help plants absorb more nutrients and thereby promote better growthWeeds and What To Do - Methods of Controlling Weeds Different weeds require different methods to control them. Some hints and tips on how to get rid of common and pernicious weeds along with line drawings to help you identify themAllotment - The City Dwellers bit of Country Everyone has a right to work a bit of land to grow their own food. Although one allotment will not produce even close to enough food for personal self sufficiency it is surprising how much it can contributeAllotment Journey - A Step to Sustainable Living I envisage allotments becoming communal systems, without individual ownership. People will be united by a shared vision to care for the land and will recognise that cooperation rather than competition makes living easier for everyone.Allotments - Some Tips to Get You Started If you cannot grow in your back garden find the allotment site that is as close to you as possible and put your name down.The pressure for cheap food has resulted in more factory farming, use of pestides etc and this trend may be more dangerous than we realise Articles about Gardening and Growing Vegetables in Spain Richard and Clodagh Handscombe run the Gardening in Spain web site and these are some of their recent articles about growing in the sun.You Have an Allotment! by Muntjac The funniest thing ever written about getting an allotment, keep an eye out for some good advice hidden in here.Raised Deep Bed Gardening Pt 1 - About Raised or Deep Beds Raised Deep Beds are becoming more popular as a growing method for vegetables but what are the advantages and disadvantages? Are raised deep beds the right choice for you?Raised Deep Bed Gardening Pt 2 - How to Construct Raised Deep Beds How to construct and what size to make Raised Deep Beds for vegetable growing
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