Kitchen Garden

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

PAUL AUSTIN FROM MARKET DRAYTON, SHROPSHIRE

Paul got bitten by the gardening bug as a child having been inspired by his grandparents and then helping his dad to grow veg too.

Do you have an allotment or veg patch in your garden?

I have a full-size allotment plot split at a strange angle into two parts.

How long have you been growing veg?

I have been growing veg since I was eight years old. I had a section of my dad’s greenhouse to grow tomatoes. So that’s, ahem, 47 years! Seems like five minutes.

Why did you start growing your own produce?

I started as a child, getting the passion from my grandparents

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