FAB new book for all us newlings!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Well, I THINK its a new book!
Just purchased "The allotment book" by Andi Clevely from Tescos this am. Had a quick look through - what a super book! It gives you lots of useful advice to all us newlings to allotments/growing veg. The bit I thought was the best was the section telling you what to do in which season - sow now, plant now, in season now - key jobs etc etc etc v useful!
There is a recommendation by kim wilde - "on your first visit to the allotment site, if you take with you only two things - let them be a packet of seeds and this book" - agree entirely!
Has anyone else bought this book? what do you think? if you havent, its well worth it!
dexterdog

[smallblueplanet]

Sounds interesting. Is it organic, or at least non-pesticide based? How much did it cost?

Allotment Book

[dexterdoglancashire]

Having had a quick look through it seems to give you all the options - good for a beginner like me. Tescos sell it at just under £13. Its divided into the following sections: the perfect allotment; crops for your allotment; cultivating your allotment and the allotment year and gives advice on how to plan etc an allotment; crops= roots, legumes,brassicas, onions, pumpkin, salads, stem&perennial veg; summer fruiting veg;herbs & fruit. The cultivating bit goes into soils, groundwork, sowing seeds, planting, caring for plants, fertilisers & weeding, keeping it healthy; allotment year is divided into early & late spring; early/late summer; early/late autumn and winter.
Do what I did and have a good read through before buying! dexterdog

[Alice]

Sounds like a good book Dexterdog. Hope you find all the help you need in it.

[adrian sweet]

Hi Dexterdog
Totally agree with you, it is a really good book, full of usefull info. Down south if you have a branch of 'sussex stationers' they had id for half the cover price. Bargain!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi Adrian - half price! now thats what I call a bargain ! dexterdog

[heebiejeebie]

I got "Allotment Gardening an organic guide for beginners" Susan Berger, which sounds quite similar. Also has recipes!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi HJ - I also have a copy of this, purchased from ebay! Good book. dexterdog