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Growing your own plants, fruit and vegetables can be extremely satisfying, and delicious too! Join the Virtual Village Hall’s gardening experts for top tips, advice and support for successful growing and gardening.

Some gardening activities involve using sharp tools or equipment. Please take care to ensure that your health and safety are a priority when taking part in these sessions.

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    Main Image: Slug eating a cabbage leaf - demonstrating the need for organic slug control in gardening.

    Organic Slug Control and Successional Sowing Tips

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 11

    Main Image: photo of a dementia-friendly craft - indoor allotment. The card board is painted white with multi-coloured spots - with a succulent plant in the middle.

    Dementia-friendly Indoor Allotment

    Part of Dementia Action Week 2024

    Main Image: A woman in a flower field picking a bunch of flowers from her cut flower garden - in the sunshine wearing a yellow/orange apron.

    Planning a Cut Flower Garden and a Seed Swap

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 10

    landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

    Winter allotment jobs

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 6

    landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

    Save seeds for next year

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 1

    landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

    Growing your own produce

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 2

    landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

    What to sow now for next year's crops

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 3

    landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

    Growing and cooking seasonal vegetables

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 4

    landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

    Sow the final seeds of the year

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 5

    Planting different seeds in soil

    Heritage Seeds, Wildlife Gardens and Spring Prep

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 7

    Main Image: Person in blue jeans gardening, watering purple flowers with a watering can.

    Autism, Gardening and Me: with Chris Jesson - Groovy Gardening UK

    for Autism Acceptance Month

    Main Image: second-hand garden tools hanging on a white painted brick wall in a greenhouse.

    Spring Planting and Second-Hand Garden Tools

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 9

    A lady in gardening gloves and an apron, stood at a gardening table, potting up plants into a long planter, surrounded by plants to repot

    Sowing Tender Vegetables and Greenhouse Preparation

    The Allotment Diaries Episode 8

    A close up of some purple spouting micro salad leaves

    Micro Veg

    a person holding a wooden pallet box full of vegetables

    Growing vegetables Q&A

    Recite Me accessibility and Language Support