Use the links below for more information.
Grow your Own – Advice and planning
www.allotment-garden.org – Chock full of advice, articles and information from long-time allotmenteer and small holder John Harrison. Includes month by month planting guides and UK map showing how ‘standard’ planting times differ across the regions.
www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own – Royal Horticultural Society. Huge site with information on everything from award winning varieties, current research to gardens to visit
Suppliers
www.kingsseeds.com – Seed partner of the National Allotment Society
www.thomasetty.co.uk – Somerset based merchant of heritage varieties. Lots of information for those wanting to grow veg with a long history.
www.organiccatalogue.com – Supplies for the organic gardener – compost, feeds etc.
Allotment associations
www.ldgf.org.uk – Leeds & District Allotment Gardeners Federation. Local society promoting gardening with close links to council. Church Lane plot holders are members so you can access any of the member benefits
www.nsalg.org.uk – National Allotment Society. Lots of useful information. Again, Church Lane plot holders are members so you can access member benefits.