Hi Rebecca, congrats on getting your allotment! I know how it exciting it is as I only got my allotment last May. My plot was rotavated before I took it on so I immediately went into ‘no dig’ mode and planned the growing beds and paths using well-rotted manure mixed with bought compost. I have had a fantastic yield of vegetables and was very proud to be awarded a Certificate of Merit by our committee at the recent AGM. I can’t tell you how easy this method is and I bore everyone talking about Charles’s methods, this informative website and how productive this way of growing is. I still have lots growing at this time: carrots, winter cabbage, lettuce and beetroot (just coming to an end), parsnips and a few varieties of kale. Second sowings have worked really well and I would encourage everyone to look at the videos on that topic, super use of all the space you have available. All the vegetables I am harvesting now (expect parsnips) have been second and third sowings, just by adding another very thin layer of compost and planting through with no disturbance to the ground.
Best wishes to you, Jan 🙂
