GET GROWING
I decided the kind of gardener I wanted to be when I took over my first allotment in 2018. I wanted my plot to be free of slug pellets, pesticides and peat. Permaculture was at the forefront of my mind right from the very beginning of my allotment journey. I wanted to grow organic flowers and vegetables. Work with nature, not against it. My goals were to be sustainable and self-sufficient. I'm self-sufficient during the summer months at least, which I'll take for now as nothing happens overnight!
HOME-MADE COMPOST
I started by saving water, using water butts, buckets and pretty much any container that will catch the rain to reuse later. I wanted to make my own compost; I
