Probably the best allotments in England
Smitham Allotments Society is a self-managed site in Chipstead Valley in the south of the London Borough of Croydon.
Gardening Diary
Another month when we need to be in the allotment almost daily, this time to harvest crops. It doesn’t take long for the peas to harden in the pods, the French beans to go stringy, the coriander, lettuces and spinach to bolt or the soft fruit to overripen and fall off …
This is another busy month in the allotment but it is also the month many of us take our holidays. This means missing produce rather than missing out on sowing and planting and we’ve all experienced coming back to giant courgettes and bolted rocket. Still when we are around it’s vital to keep on top of the maintenance …
Summer 2025
It's been a pretty miserable year for veg but the fruit has been magnificent!
Elephant Garlic Experiment
Eddie grows elephant garlic round areas to deter unfriendly insects. They're not heat treated so tend to bolt. Advice varies on whether or not it makes any difference to snap off the flowers so Eddie tried an experiment. He snapped off half the flowers and left the...
July in the Allotment 2024
So far, 2024 has been a very difficult year except for potatoes which seemed to love the excessive rain!
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