Title: Comment: Chicken served on a bed of spring greens with sun dried tomatoes and crispy bacon Submit > < Back

Title: Comment: <p><font face="#mce_temp_font#">How exciting a box of seeds have arrived ready for this year's allotment-ing (is that even a word?) </font></p><p><font face="#mce_temp_font#"> </font><font face="#mce_temp_font#">My aim this year is to not only grow a few more veggies than last year, but to grow with 'compatebility' in mind. Last year we acquired our allotment just a few weeks after most seeds should have been well underway - not discouraged we still managed to eek out a good few veggies and enjoyed them all imensely - especially the beetroot! On reflection we probably over did the whole runner bean thing as family started to turn them away!!!  ha!</font></p><p><font face="#mce_temp_font#">This year we're much better prepared down the allotment with moe planting areas and a polytunnel (luxury on many levels - not least as a place to go and warm up on cold days!) So we're all set (well almost) and have the box of seeds say waiting for my to plant! </font></p><p>Companion planting is my aim this year and I have read and researched much - often recommendations come with no real scientific support but are tried and tested and look like they work a treat! The problem though is fitting things in in the right place - it is akin to sorting out the seating arrangments at a wedding where the bride's father must not be anywhere near the groom's cousin-twice-removed!!! But finally after a number of evenings spent organising and reorganising plants, herbs and veggies I think I have settled on a master plan. . . .  watch this space for how well it works...!!</p><p>On the plus side, after manipulating a thousand variations of what can go where I feel better equipment to tackle the rubic cube!!!</p> Submit > < Back