Join the experts from the National Allotment Society and Leisure Gardeners to find out practical, hands-on, ways to growing your own fruit and veg with success! The team will be on hand with demo raised beds and a Q&A / talks area, ready to help you with any questions that you may have about homegrown or allotments. Experts include Mike Thurlow, Horticultural Adviser at the National Allotment Society.
Thursday
10am - Crop Rotation, find out how to keep up the soil fertility on your plot and avoid the build-up of pests and diseases, Mike Thurlow.
11:30am - Allotment Growing Q and A, come and ask National Allotment Society's expert Mike Thurlow about growing healthy fruit and vegetables.
2pm - The Year Round Allotment, how to get the most of your allotment plot and keep it productive all year round, Mike Thurlow.
3:30pm - Allotment Question Time, looking for a plot? Want to form an allotment association? Come and chat to the allotment representatives and find out how it is done.
Friday
10am - Crop Rotation, find out how to keep up the soil fertility on your plot and avoid the build-up of pests and diseases, Mike Thurlow.
11:30am - Allotment Growing Q and A, come and ask National Allotment Society's expert Mike Thurlow about growing healthy fruit and vegetables.
2pm - It’s not what you grow, it’s how YOU grow come see Annabelle Padwick, Life at No.27, who is inspiring the next generation with her passion for GYO. Listen to her journey and learn tips and new ideas to help you develop YOUR own way of growing that works for you and your soil. With added family fun!
3:30pm - The Year Round Allotment, how to get the most of your allotment plot and keep it productive all year round, Mike Thurlow.
Saturday
10am - Crop Rotation, find out how to keep up the soil fertility on your plot and avoid the build-up of pests and diseases, Mike Thurlow.
11:30am - It’s not what you grow, it’s how YOU grow come see Annabelle Padwick, Life at No.27, who is inspiring the next generation with her passion for GYO. Listen to her journey and learn tips and new ideas to help you develop YOUR own way of growing that works for you and your soil. With added family fun!
2pm - Allotment Growing Q and A, come and ask National Allotment Society's expert Mike Thurlow about growing healthy fruit and vegetables.
3:30pm -The Year Round Allotment, how to get the most of your allotment plot and keep it productive all year round, Mike Thurlow.
Sunday
10am - Crop Rotation, find out how to keep up the soil fertility on your plot and avoid the build-up of pests and diseases, Mike Thurlow.
11:30am - Allotment Growing Q and A, come and ask National Allotment Society's expert Mike Thurlow about growing healthy fruit and vegetables.
2pm -The Year Round Allotment, how to get the most of your allotment plot and keep it productive all year round, Mike Thurlow.
3:30pm - Allotment Question Time, looking for a plot? Want to form an allotment association? Come and chat to the allotment representatives and find out how it is done.
Our lawns are scorched, our soil is baked and our summer is hot, hot, hot!
As the heatwave continues it’s time to consider water usage and ensure we don’t waste a drop – aim for the base of plants without wasting water on the foliage; use water retaining gel in hanging baskets and containers; be selective about what is watered; reuse household grey water in the garden and be sure to have your water butt ready for when the rain makes it’s welcome return!
It's a tough summer for our lawns. Many have endured months of what seemed like endless rain, even snow, and now they are having to cope with no rain and baking temperatures.
So, what can be done to help our lawns during another stressful time? The lawncare experts at GreenThumb, sponsors of the Problem Solved feature at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2018, are here to help....
Thursday 13 June 2019 9:00 - 18:00
Friday 14 June 2019 9:00 - 18:00
Saturday 15 June 2019 9:00 - 18:00
Sunday 16 June 2019 9:00 - 18:00
Calls to 0844 581 1340 cost 7p per minute plus phone company charges.
