Available for £1 per wheelbarrow load. It’s best mixed with green waste in a compost heap to help it break down. It can also be spread over vacant ground as a mulch during winter to suppress weeds before being dug in come spring.
You can pay via SumUp with a committee member or bank transfer (use your plot number as a reference).
Lloyds Bank
Name: Markhole Allotment Association
Sort code: 30-98-79
A/C number: 02535368
Reference: <Your Last Name> <Plot Number>
Plots often carry perennial plants left by previous plotholders: You may also inherit: If you inherit items you don’t want, offer them to other plotholders via the hut noticeboard, Facebook, or a note in the newsletter.
The allotments have been worked for over a hundred years. Your new plot may not have been worked for a year or two, or you may be lucky and take over a well-worked plot. You may not manage to cultivate the entire plot in your first year if it’s overgrown, but it’s worth persevering! The…
This site is run by a committee, for the Markhole Allotment Association, on behalf of the London Borough of Richmond. The association pays for ongoing costs — acquisitions, capital developments, maintenance, improvements, running the site and some non-fundraising events. The Council pays for water and the cost of maintaining the perimeter fence. We encourage every…
Rubbish clearance If you take over in winter there’s likely to be dead vegetation, odd bits of wood and material to prune from fruit canes. Do any pruning that’s needed — we can advise on pruning fruit canes, bushes and trees, and prunings can be made into dry hedges, which is good for wildlife. Other…
The usual advice is to plant potatoes for the benefit of the soil and its clearance — you’ll dig three times: to clear the weeds, to plant the sets, and to harvest. They’re an easy, low-attention crop, leaving you time for others over summer. A five-metre row gives about 15–20 kg. Sets are readily available, even…
Annual weeds have shallow roots, so lightly forking over the ground loosens them and they can be composted. If you take over in summer there’s likely to be a lot to clear — cut off any obvious seed heads and bag them until you can dispose of them. Compost material is best in a bin,…