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MICHAEL BUXTON

FROM SHEFFIELD

Michael has proved that even in smaller spaces you can adapt and grow great vegetables.

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

I have a small plot at the side of my driveway which was covered in ivy, laurel and conifers and that prevented sunlight getting to the grass so looked a bit of a mess. After I cleared it, the sun is now on the plot all day and having walls on three sides helps preventit does help to get seeds started earlier than planting them directly into the ground as it keeps the frost off them. It is also very useful for overwintering my wife’s flower tubs.

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