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Find out how to grow fruit, grow herbs, grow nuts and grow your own vegetables on your allotment plot or in your kitchen garden. Click the food plant category you would like to learn more about and discover all the information you need to grow a successful crop this season.
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Plan your allotment year with ease using our Monthly Planner. Organised into meteorological months, this menu gives you a snapshot of what to sow, sow indoors, plant out, harvest and maintain throughout the year. Each month links directly to tailored advice, helping you stay on top of seasonal jobs and make the most of your growing space. Choose a month to jump straight to the relevant tips and guides.
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From our latest blogs and expert advice to competitions, special offers and seasonal awareness days. Explore our trusted partner directory, discover upcoming shows and events, and stay connected with what’s happening across the allotment world. Whether you’re here to learn, save, share or simply feel part of something bigger, this is where the community grows.
How to make a gabion leaf mulcher by WireFence
June 2026
Understanding CorTen Steel Edging by Everedge
2026 Show and Event Schedule by Everedge
Celebrating 15 Years of Mud Magic by Muddy Faces
Growing Time Outsideby Muddy Faces
May 2026
MorePeople
World Bee Dayby Muddy Faces
A Gardener's Guide to Protecting Soft Fruit Crops by WM James & Co
How to Make a Gabion Bug Hotel at your Allotment
By Wire Fence
Potato Growing Guide
by Potato House
April 2026
Gardening with Alan Titchmarshby Protek ProductsMay 2026
Hedgehog Week 3-9 Mayby Muddy Faces
Spring Bloom 10% OFF Pots and Planters by Discount Garden Statues
Inspired by Memories of Vegetable Chats with Antonio Carluccio by Paolo Arrigo
March 2026
When is the best time to prune your climbing plants?by Cedar Nursery
Potting Season is Nearly Upon Us by Discount Garden Statues
Imarisha Kilimoby Christian Aid
Chicken, Leek and Mustard Puff Pastry Pie Recipe by Cotswold Flour
National Nest Box Week on our Allotments by WooWoo Waterless Toilets
February 2026
Espalier vs Pleached Trees: Your Guide to Elegant Garden Screening by Cedar Nursery
Give Garden Birds a Home: Your guide to Nest Boxes by Peckamix
Winter Warriors - Hardy Plants for British Gardens by Cedar Nursery
January 2026
Grow Your Own Potatoesby Potato House
Transform your Outdoors with Wet & Walk Away Moss & Algae Killer from Conka UK
The Toilet that Grew Tomatoes by Woo Woo Waterless Toilets
Christmas Gifts, Stocking Fillers & Seasonal Activity Inspiration by Muddy Faces
December 2025
How to Build Healthy Soil in Your Allotment by Premier Polytunnels
November 2025
No Tricks Only Treats - Light Up Your Home with Discount Garden Statue's Spooky Deals this Halloween
Budget Friendly Allotment Hacks by Premier Polytunnels
Why and How to Clean Your Polytunnel Coverby Premier Polytunnels
How Climate Change is Effecting Allotments by Premier Polytunnels
Gardening on Prescription by Premier Polytunnels
Worms: The Underground Workforce Your Veg Can’t Live Withoutby Wiggly Wigglers
October 2025
Frost Fleece - The all-season shield your crops deserve by Conka
October Garden Checklist by Knowles Nets
Stop Leaves Clogging Your Pond: How to Choose and Fit Pond Netting This Autumn
10 Crops that Thrive in a Polytunnel Environment by Knowles Nets
Expert Guide to Autumn's most Photogenic PlantsOctober 2025
ARS VS-8XZ Professional Secateurs Awarded Which? Best Buy
Best Fruit and Crop Cages for an Allotment by Knowles Nets
Extending your Growing Season with Cloches and Polytunnels by Knowles Nets
Autumn is the perfect time to plant herbs
September 2025
Protecting Plants from Frost - Ultimate Guide
Hello Autumn
Why Autumn is the very best time of year to scatter wildflower seed balls
Keep on propagating - plants for free
August 2025
Sensational Sea Holly
July 2025
A Case for Coir
June 2025
Three Pits Allotment Society
Slow Worms
May 2025
If You Plant They Will Come
Giant Plant Pots, Colour and Mental Health
Bustaseed The Revolutionary Seed Tray
Weathering AprilThe Month in Review
Is Organic Fertiliser as Good as Chemical Fertiliser?
Melon-cotton aphid - the latest issue to affect UK gardens
Nettles - From Sting to Wing
How to Prepare the Ground for a Greenhouse Base
Hedge Laying the Propensity to Survive
Celebrity CustomersApril 2025
Drought Resistent Trees
Big Plant Pots at BBC Gardeners World Live
Introducing the Wiggly Builder WormeryMay 2025
10 Best Allotment Tools in 2025April 2025
How to Transform Your Allotment
April 2025
Biggie planters for when your plant dreams don't fit in regular potsApril 2025
All vegetables to grow in AprilApril 2025
Embracing Spring Sustainable Outdoor Living
Spring Garden ReadyApril 2025
Growing Fails with Slugs and Snails
How Hot is Too Hot for Polytunnel PlantsApril 2025
Top netting tips & tricks
March 2025
Preparing for Spring: The Importance of Wildflowers for Pollinators
Allotment Tools
Best fruit crop cagesfor small gardensMarch 2025
Fruit Cage Lay-Out Plans
Turn Your Food Waste into the Best Fertiliser for Your Allotment
7 Benefits of Using a Garden Tool Rack for Organisation
Mistaken Identity
How to choose your fruit cage
Should you go for a worm farm a bokashi kit or both?
Why do we need plants in our pond?
February 2025
Johnson’s Lawn Seed Launches Groundbreaking Nature’s Lawn Seed
Love Your Garden, Love Nature #rewild2025
Raised Beds
National Honey DayOffer enclosed!
