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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: a beautiful allotment greenhouse in Autumn, with orange pink and yellow flowers and fairy lights.

Allotment Diaries Part 16 – Celebrating 20 Years on the Allotment

The Allotment Diaries Episode 16

Main Image: dried apple rings, dried at home, in a jar and on plate, with fresh apples sat next to them on a table.

Allotment Diaries Part 14 - How to Dry Apples at Home and a Plot Update

The Allotment Diaries Episode 14

Allotment Diaries Part 15 With Rachel Moore Gettyimages 1432909207

Allotment Diaries Part 15 – Seed Saving and Pickled Green Tomatoes

The Allotment Diaries Episode 15 - Mindspace Week 2025

Main Image: a close up image in the sunshine of a comfrey plant, used to make comfrey tea - with beautiful purple flowers.

How to Make Natural Fertiliser: Comfrey Tea

The Allotment Diaries Episode 13

Main Image: person watering a plants seedling with a green watering can, in a garden in the summer sunshine. Practicing summer water-saving tips

Summer Water-Saving, Slug Tips and Free Plants

The Allotment Diaries Episode 12

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

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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