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.

Overwinter Green Manures / Mulches

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During winter months your allotment needs cover to prevent weeds. Natural 'green' mulches provide ground cover and natural manure...