Kitchen Garden

ALLOTMENT LOCKDOWN

CLIVE FROM EAST LINCOLNSHIRE

The greenhouse that my father constructed in the 1960s had been out of use for a couple of years but with glass that could be refitted and Veggiemesh where I hadn’t got replacement glass, it was back in service and planted up, likewise with the cold frames.

I had no compost in stock, but the material that is produced via the regular compost heap is good stuff that, once riddled and some fertiliser added (I only had a bag of Growmore), is serving me well

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