Starting your organic allotment

Starting your organic allotment The National Allotment Society – National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (nsalg.org.uk) 

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No Dig

Charles Dowding is the guru of the No Dig method of cultivation. Click here for link to his blogs and website.

Slug control

It's very upsetting when your newly planted seedlings are eaten by slugs

Click here for information about slug and snail control

Allotment and Leisure Gardener magazine

Click here for the latest issue of the ALG Quarterly newsletter

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Composting

Composting is a good way to recycle food waste and plant material from your plot.

Click here for composting advice

Pallets

Old pallets are great for construction on your allotment,   but they are not all safe for use.  

Click here for pallet codes to identify the unsafe ones

Month by month

Monthly jobs – The National Allotment Society – National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd (nsalg.org.uk)

Asian Hornet

It's important to identify and report any sightings of Yellow Legged Asian Hornets 

Click here for information 

Plot surveys

Plot surveys help the RAA ensure we meet the site lease requirements, and identify health and safety issues.  Surveyors are volunteer plotholders,  and the surveys are managed by the Surveys team.

Click here for the latest survey notice