"Scooby Doo" wrote in message
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I want to try my hand at gardening and was thinking of getting an
allotment
and need a little advice.

As I work out of town I'll only really be able to tend to the allotment at
weekends - what kind of vegetables can I grow whilst only being a weekend
gardener? If there any good gardening books on weekend gardening I'd be
grateful.

Thanks

Only being able to get there at weekends means the main problem will be
keeping ahead of the weeds, which operate 24/7. Think coarse. Anything
needing fine tuning will not be for you

Potatoes, runner and french beans spring to mind, also anything you can
start off in pots and plant out to get a head start over the weeds, and
mulch heavily to keep the weeds down and conserve water.

And rhubarb of course. You've got to have rhubarb on an allotment. It's the
law.

Steve

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