Review

An invaluable source of information. (Scotland’s Weekly News)

Britain’s greatest allotment authority. (Emma Townshend The Independent)

The Essential Allotment Guide is the next best thing to having a weather-beaten old gardener as a next-door neighbour. Calm, practical and without end resourceful, this useful manual provides advice on the whole thing from dismantling a second-hand greenhouse…to the mysteries of making organic fertiliser. (Daily Mail)

Book Description

The complete introduction to acquiring an allotment and getting the most from it, by the bestselling creator of Vegetable Growing Month-by-Month.

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In contemporary years allotments have grown in popularity with demand far outstripping supply. John Harrison shows the way to enhance your chances of getting an allotment and move up the waiting list. In this all-encompassing guide, he also advises on clearing an allotment, planning what to grow and how, building compost bins, the use of raised beds – plus detailed instructions on growing the most productive fruits and vegetables. Praise for John Harrison’s Vegetable Growing Month by Month: “…solid words of advice, written in a way that everyone will have in mind.” Medwyn Williams, Chairman of the National Vegetable Society and member of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society.