Jan & Jim's allotment

The original plot was approx. 300 square metres, reduced to approx. 200 square metres when we split the plot with a neighbour. The site is exposed to the south westerlies and the soil is patchy, much of it being brash. It needs a lot of feeding with homemade compost & leaf mould, together with the best local manure. We grow organically, a range of annual vegetables, soft fruit bushes and 2 fruit trees. We had the first greenhouse on the site, to extend the growing season. Every year is a challenge and every year we have surprises and disappointments – but that is the life of a gardener. Optimism is the key.