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The Royal Horticultural Society is a UK charity established to share the best in gardening. Their work is driven by a love of plants and the belief that garden and gerdeners make the world a better place.
The Royal Horticutual Society
The RHS website has a near endless supply of hints, tips and advice for gardeners of all levels, no matter whether you have a small home harden, allotment or a palatial estate...
Some of the links here may be more related to gardens, but the basic principals of horticulture apply just as mch to allotments as to home gardens.
A Beginner's Guide to Gardening
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Simple advice on some of the basic skills needed to set up and maintain any kind of growing space, from sowing seeds to how to deal with slugs.
Allotments :
Getting Started
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Basic step-by-step advice on how to obtain an alotment, get it ready for cultivation and make the most out your time as an allotment holder.
Grow Your Own Fruit & Veg
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Nothing beats the taste and satisfaction of growing, harvesting and eating your own fruit and vegetables...
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Crop Rotation
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A beginners guide to crop rotation, the benefits of three or four year plans and its role in the control of pests and diseases.
Would I Benefit from Raised Beds?
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Planting fruit and veg in rasied beds has a wide range of benefits, from improved drainage, different soil types and easier access.
Getting Rid
of Weeds
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Weeds grow just as well in allotments as veggies do. The RHS offers advice on how to cope with a variety of problems.
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