Getting Started
Here are a few things that might be helpful as you get going on your new plot!
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Plot condition
The allotments have been worked for over a hundred years. Your new plot may not have been worked for a…
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Stable manure
Available for £1 per wheelbarrow load. It’s best mixed with green waste in a compost heap to help it break…
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What you may inherit
Plots often carry perennial plants left by previous plotholders: You may also inherit: If you inherit items you don’t want,…
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Essential tools
You don’t need lots of equipment to start. A fork, tough gardening gloves and a good pair of secateurs will…
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Your first jobs
Rubbish clearance If you take over in winter there’s likely to be dead vegetation, odd bits of wood and material…
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What to plant
The usual advice is to plant potatoes for the benefit of the soil and its clearance — you’ll dig three…
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Neighbours & committee members
Get to know your neighbours — you’ll share water taps and responsibility for access paths. Everyone has a different approach…
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Our basic principles
At Hatherop Road we ask plotholders to adopt a few basic principles that benefit the whole site: Be as organic…
