The Good Allotment Life
The Allotment Life
The allotment life is a great way to grow your own fruit and vegetables and be connected with the earth. Gardening has proven health benefits, and you’ll get fresh veggies for your meals and flowers for you home.
There are many mental and physical health benefits of gardening and having an allotment. Working the earth can help to improve your mood, reduce stress levels, and boost your self-esteem. It can also help to increase your cardiovascular health, strengthen your bones, and improve your overall fitness. In addition, gardening is a great way to get some fresh air and sunshine, which can help to improve your overall health. So why not give it a try? You may be surprised at just how beneficial it can be!
Must have for Beginners
For Beginners
If you are just starting out on your allotment journey, we strongly suggest getting your hand on a copy of “Allotment Month By Month: Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables, Know What To Do When” by Alan Buckingham.
Its an easy to navigate step by step, month by month guide to growing.
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If you’re a fan of all things allotment and gardening, then you’ll want to be a part of The Good Allotment life facebook group. Here, we share ideas, discuss facts about allotments, celebrate our wins and support each other through the good and bad times. It’s a great place to connect with other allotment growers and gardeners and get advice and tips on everything from the best tomatoes to grow, the best gardening gloves in the UK or even the best cheap food mixers on the market to use with your produce, what compost to make, how to build a polytunnel…
Our aim is to help anyone interesting allotments a site full of ideas, tips and locations of allotments. We will have posts with information on how to build sheds, polytunnels, types of potatoes and other how to guides.
