tina wrote:

Great advice !! So I'm off to buy myself a good sturdy spade & some
good gloves so i can get digging up all thoe pebbles!! save me going
to the gym :-).

) Indeed. You'll enjoy long soaks in the bath too I'd imagine! Don't
also spend too much money. There's a lovely feeling of achievement from
recycling materials in the garden, from old planks for your path, or
just one would do which you move about as you move through your rows to
cut plastic water bottles to protect your seedlings. You could think
about collecting rain water too close to your plot. The list is
endless! Spend your money on good quality seeds and visit other's
gardens/allotments ...

Whats your advice on how big the individual plots be?

Well, you need a good acess from all sides. Think about your rotation
plan and the choice of vegs you have. You can have as many as you want
depending on how much you want to grow. Many people grow too much of
the same vegs too. Potatoes and squashes takes lots of room but they
are great as weed surpresant. But given you are new to it, you could
start quite small. Some people garden by 1x1 foot garden, see the link.

http://www.squarefootgardening.co.uk/

I plant my courgettes and pumpkins with 3 seeds each time in the same
hole to maximise my chance of germination. I also put the seed sideways
so that it has less chance to rot. There's lots of little tips like
this that you will come across. And don't forget to had herbs and
flowers!