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A day-to-day guide to creating an allotment garden from a starting point of absolutely no knowledge and no experience.
Thursday, July 22, 2004
During a day-trip to the beach at La Baule we walk past a paper shop and quickly scan the UK papers. The international Guardian has a feature on allotments so I tell my wife to buy it. We then go for a drink outside a bar and I read the article by Sally Weale. She explains how she has just got a "dirty plot" letter from her council because it is such a state. She says the only things she could grow were: "pumpkins, squash, courgettes and runner beans, which are virtually idiot-proof."
This did nothing for my own gardening self-esteem as I had been really pleased with the strong showing of our courgettes and squashes. But now it seems any idiot can grow those. I finish my beer and head back to the beach to enjoy the fun and try to forget about my allotment for another few days.
This did nothing for my own gardening self-esteem as I had been really pleased with the strong showing of our courgettes and squashes. But now it seems any idiot can grow those. I finish my beer and head back to the beach to enjoy the fun and try to forget about my allotment for another few days.
