Allotment Gardening: An Organic Guide for Beginners

Allotment Gardening is the definitive beginner’s guide to setting up and maintaining an organic allotment garden.

Whether you’re looking to acquire your first allotment plot or are completely new to growing, this friendly guide is packed with helpful gardening advice to grow a variety of plants. Written by allotment expert Susan Berger, Allotment Gardening covers everything - from tips on acquiring and organising your plot and guidance on what varieties to sow, through to harvesting, storing and cooking with your produce.

This new edition provides comprehensive guidance on all of the basics, including soil type, crop rotation and pest control. An A-Z of produce contains detailed instructions on the cultivation of 72 individual fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, along with recommendations for plant varieties and more than 60 delicious recipes. The book also includes a helpful month-by-month gardener’s calendar, an overview of the waiting list situation and a list of suppliers.

Allotment Gardening is the definitive beginner’s guide to setting up and maintaining an organic allotment garden.

Susan Berger trained at the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden. Now retired, she previously ran a successful garden design company, and her garden has been featured in The Sunday Times, Gardens Illustrated and Marie Claire Maison.