Ah! Those were the days;-)

Damp ;-(
Cold :-((
Miserable if you had just been hooked out of bed to go to the shelter
because a Doodle Bug had landed nearby ;-(( (Where was the sense in
that? The bomb had dropped!!)

Ah memories of a 7 year old

In answer to the question, if it hadn't got Marigolds on it, you were out of
fashion.

Mike
Who doesn't knowingly tell lies

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H.M.S.Collingwood Ass. Llandudno 20 - 23 May Trip to Portmeirion
National Service (RAF) Ass. Cosford 24 - 27 June Spitfire Fly Past
H.M.S.Impregnable Ass. Sussex 1 - 4 July Visit to Int. Fest of the Sea
RAF Regiment Assoc. Scarborough 2 - 5 Sept. Visit to Eden Camp
"Andrew Hickley" wrote in message
...
We've just finished re-erecting a WWII Anderson Shelter in the garden
and I was wondering what the panel would advise we plant on it?

They look like this:

http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/melting...hel/shel2.html

and were often, if not usually, planted up as extra vegetable plot as
part of "Digging for Victory".

There is about 12 inches of soil over the top of the structure, sides
sloping at about 45 degrees, and two "raised bed" areas at either side
about two feet deep and two feet front to back, extending the length of
the shelter (about eight feet in all). The soil will obviously be very
free draining, especially over the top of the structure.

What vegetables would thrive in these conditions? Any advice gratefully
received. TIA.