Allotment Gardening 

Index to Allotment Gardening

• Allotment Gardening Whether your a novice or seasoned allotment gardener, there's something here for you.

  • Gardening Calendar Monthly Weather averages in Coventry and Monthly gardening guide.

    • January

    • February

    • March

    • April

    • May

    • June

    • July

    • August

    • September

    • October

    • November

    • December

  • Getting Started

    • Companion Planting The cultural benefit of pest control and higher yields.

    • Composting What is Compost? Improving your Compost

    • Crop Rotation The practice of growing a series of dissimilar types of crops in the same space in sequential seasons

    • Fertilizers Fertilisers are used to replace nutrients in the soil. The nutrients may not be in sufficient quantities needed by plants.

    • Pests & Deseases Not an exhaustive list but a start.

    • Soil The pH of soil refers to the acidity level and is measured by the number of Hydrogen ions present.

    • Watering Conserving Water. Watering seedlings. Watering transplants. Watering tips

    • First Time The first time experience of a Allotment Gardener.

  • Vegetables Vegetable variety articles and how to grow them

    • Beetroot Family

      • Beetroot

      • Spinach

      • Spinach Beet

    • Brassicas

      • Brussels Sprouts

      • Cabbage

      • Calabrese

      • Cauliflower

      • Radish

      • Sprouting Broccoli

      • Swede

      • Turnip

    • Cucurbits

      • Courgette

      • Cucumber

      • Marrow

      • Pumpkin

    • Fruit Vegetables

      • Chillies

      • Peppers

      • Sweetcorn

      • Tomatoes

    • Legumes

      • Broad Beans

      • French Beans

      • Peas

      • Runner Beans

    • Onions

      • Onions from Seed

      • Bulb Onions

      • Garlic

      • Leeks

      • Shallots

    • Potatoes

      • Potatoe Article 2

      • Salad

      • First Early

      • Second Early

      • Early Maincrop Potatoes

      • Main Crop

    • Roots

      • Carrot

      • Parsnip

      • Jerusalem Artichokes

    • Salad Leaves

      • Chicory

      • Corn Salad

      • Cress

      • Endive

      • Lettuce

      • Rocket

      • Oriental

    • Showing What makes a prize-winning exhibit?

  • Herbs Herb variety articles and how to grow them

    • Basil

    • Chives

    • Coriander

    • Dill

    • Fennel

    • Lovage

    • Mint

    • Parsley

    • Rosemary

    • Sage

    • Sweet Majoram

    • Thyme

  • Fruit Fruit variety articles and how to grow them

    • Cane Fruit

      • Blackcurrants

      • Raspberries

      • Red / Whitecurrants

    • Fruit Trees

      • Apple

      • Grapes

      • Pear

      • Plum

    • Rhubarb

    • Strawberries