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Where To Start On A New Allotment

On March 9, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Taking Over An Overgrown Allotment Can Be Daunting, But With This Structured Plan, You Can Transform A Neglected Plot Into A Productive Space. It Is Based On The Principles We’ve Established At Bite Sized Gardening And Established Horticultural Research. Here Is A Factual Guide To Getting Started.… More Leave a comment

An Allotment Cultivation Guide for Total Beginners

On October 20, 2025 By Stefan Drew

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Allotment Tenancy Agreements Often Insist That 75% Is Actively Cultivated. Here Are Some Tips & Tricks To Do That With Minimal Effort & Stress. Some allotment committees allow a phased approach for new tenants to give them time to get established.… More Leave a comment

The April Veg Garden

On April 23, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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The Weather Has Been Cooler Than Is Seasonal, But, Growing Daylight Is Making Plants Grow Fast. Here’s My Last Few Days Of Growth. The Bucks horn plantain has cropped all year but is now running to head. We should get plenty of seed from it!… More Leave a comment

How Many Vegetables Can A Garden Produce?

On October 4, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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How Many Vegetables Can A Garden Produce? What Is The Expected Vegetable Garden Yield? Knowing The Answer Means We Know What & When To Sow & Plant. Here’s My Answer. Crop yields can be unpredictable but having an answer to How Many Vegetables Can A Garden Produce will act as a guide to how many to grow and what yield to expect.… More 1 response

How To Make Garden Compost: Composting Basics

On June 1, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Composting Is A Natural Process That’s Older Than Gardening. Composting Is Simple And Doesn’t Need Special Equipment. This Post Explains Why People Struggle To Make Garden Compost. Read My Composting FAQs. All organic matter eventually rots. It’s a fact of nature and older than human civilisations.… More 3 responses

Cut Food Costs: How to Grow Food Cheaply

On May 13, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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With Spiralling Food Costs Here Are Proven Low Cost Ways To Cut Food Costs & Grow Your Own Food, Even If You Don’t Have A Garden Food growing needn’t be expensive. It’s quite easy to grow plants of healthy nutritious crops with minimal budget, or even no money at all.… More 4 responses

23+ Gardening Techniques Successful Gardeners Use in the U.K.

On December 10, 2021 By Stefan Drew

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23+ Gardening Techniques Successful Gardeners Use To Maximise Yield, Improve Flavour, Save Resources and Make Gardening Easier & More Fun. For centuries, across the world, gardeners have developed gardening techniques that work for them. Some are limited to their local conditions but others span the globe and can be used anywhere.… More Leave a comment