From overgrown wilderness to fruitful plot, this is the year in the life of a plot at the Swallowfield Parish Allotments.
Taking over the overgrown plot in Sept 18 
Much work needed! 
Weeds cleared – rotten boards for raised beds need replacing Shed built! 
First plants in – broad beans. Oct 18 
Boards around beds replaced 
Time to build fruit cages 
In go the gooseberries & currants 
First fruit cage is built – Dec 18 
Just needs some netting… 
Bulbs coming up – March 19 
First early potatoes – March 19 
Second fruit cage built! March 19 
Beds filling up with young plants – April 19 
Busy plot with young plants 
Apple trees planted 
Sun heats up – cages built to protect plants from pigeons! May 19 
Peas & beans doing well. May 19 
Fantastic gooseberry harvest – June 19 
Marrow, beans, onions 
Lettuces – June 19 
Blueberries 
Peas – June 19 
Marrow – July 19 
Artichokes 
Carrots, potatoes, beetroot – July 19 
Cabbage – July 19 
Beans, peas & carrots 
Apples 
Marrows & courgette 
Flowers to encourage the bees 
Cages to protect from pigeons 
Autumn raspberries – Sept 19 
Delicious! Sept 19 
Starting to cover up the beds that have finished – Oct 19 
November harvest of Jerusalem artichokes 
The year draws to an end – covering up ready for winter – Nov 19