Carpeting the allotment

Carpeting the allotment

Carpets and underlay – the traditional weed suppressant of choice for the thrifty allotment gardener. Indeed, over winter parts of the site resemble a patchwork quilt. But carpets have many downsides. They leach toxins, glues and various nasty chemicals into the soil...
Tools for Africa

Tools for Africa

A few weeks ago, plot holder Gillian Brown kindly organised the collection of unwanted tools from plot holders on behalf of Workaid. Workaid is a charity based in Chesham that collects tools of every kind from across the UK to refurbish and distribute them to people...
Work Day – October 2018

Work Day – October 2018

About 20 stalwart plotholders turned up to help on our first work day of 2018. Despite the DREADFUL cold and rainy weather that developed, a great deal was accomplished in about 3 hours, with some hardy folk there throughout, and others pitching in for shorter...