Allotment Handbook

by Simon Akeroyd

Packed with advice on everything from clearing your plot to defeating slugs and growing bumper crops, Allotment Handbook is your shortcut to an orderly, productive plot.
10 steps to preparing your plot takes you through the basics from assessing your site to preparing the soil, protecting your crops, feeding and mulching, watering and weeding, choosing crops, and sowing and planting.
Growing vegetables and fruit shows you how to cultivate 70 crops, from everyday potatoes, onions and strawberries, to artichokes, asparagus and figs.
Projects and ideas throughout the book inspire you to make your own compost, assemble raised beds, lay paths, grow flowers alongside your fruit and veg, and more.
Armed with Allotment Handbook and a spade, you will soon be enjoying the freshest fruit and veg all year round.

Genres: Gardening

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Simon is an author having written over 30 gardening books, and contributes to national gardening magazines and newspapers. He has also featured as a TV presenter and on radio. He was previously Garden Manager for both RHS and National Trust. He was also a BBC producer.

He currently lives in South Devon.

Reviews

[Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely superb. If you only get one book for your allotment. Make it this one.

[Mark Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant book written by an author with a clear passion for the subject. I have found the structured approach to maintaining and improving an allotment to be invaluable and confidence building.