Last summer I spent many enjoyable months helping out at The Village allotments in Eastbourne which was great fun . It was the perfect wayto find out more about the trials and tribulations of creating and looking after an allotment before I take on my own patch of land - hopefully this summer.
One of the best things about growing your own veg is planning exactly what to grow and where to locate the various crops. There is such a huge choice of different crops now that is obviously quite a challenge to find room for everything. I have just found this on-line system ?if you are at the crucial planning stage: http://www.growveg.com/freetrial.aspx
On the subject of growing your own, I made an interesting discovery today. Despite the terrible cold weather, the beetroot seeds that I planted in a pot during the BBC Dig it campaign in May 2009 have miraculously survived .The leaves are looking very healthy even though they have been buried in snow or covered with rain and frost for the past 2 months. Not sure the beetroot will be big enough to eat but planning to put the leaves in a salad very soon . Would love to know if beetroot are always that hardy - or, maybe that is why the BBC chose that variety?
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