Allotment (definition C/o Wikipedia): (gardening), in the United Kingdom, a small area of land, let out at a nominal yearly rent by local government or independent allotment associations, for individuals to grow their own food.
So now you know! :)
In my garden veg plot I have onions and garlic at the moment, and plan to grow potatoes (Red Duke of York maybe?), beans & peas, and perhaps some tomatoes and pumpkins/squash (being hopeful about the weather. Really not enough warmth and too much rain this year). And more raspberries since the kids love hunting and eating them. Apples going in the unfenced and so mostly unused (fear of runaway kids and the busy road) front garden, but they won't be bearing for a few years.
In the allotment... everything! More potatoes, carrots, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, broccoli, cabbage, more beans, more onions etc etc etc.
We have dreams and plans, you see, now we just need the weather and children to get over colds. They seem to be dropping like flies, in succession. Last night it was Pip and Spike... and as he's not on top form Spike has returned to having naps in the afternoon which is my usual window for allotmenting. So it's a bit of a non-starter for now. Ho hum.
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