The First Steps | How to Start an Allotment | JB's Beginner Guide - Part 1

Beginner Guide Pt. 1 - First questions about your new plot. Playlist:    • The First Steps | How to Start an All...  

Really keen to hear what you thought of this one. Hopefully you enjoy it and get something out of it. There's so much I cut from this to stop it from being huge, but let me know in the comments if you think I missed anything massive. I did of course wonder about whether or not to include a 'what is an allotment' section, but I figure if you're watching, you already know!

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Common Allotment Weeds:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/common-...

Allotment Month by Month:
https://amzn.to/3ZGcjEw or https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/allot...

Allotment Costs & Budgeting:
   • Does Growing Your Own Save Money? | I...  
Beginner guide series:    • The First Steps | How to Start an All...  
My allotment diaries:    • Allotment Diaries  
All my uploads, starting from 2020!:    • Overgrown Allotment Transformation & ...  

Some great Youtube channels for beginners to watch:
‪@LizZorab‬
‪@GreenSideUp‬
‪@marksallotmentplot‬
‪@TonyCSmith‬
‪@JanesGrowingGarden‬
‪@niallgardens‬

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Every week the Potty Mouth Garden Club goes live. A fun garden show hosted by @Tony C Smith .
Find us here:    / @pottymouthgardenclub  
The shows are every Monday evening at 7pm our local time. Bring your questions and stay for the laughs (often at my expense!).

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - 4 Things to bring
02:50 - Important questions
04:24 - Allotment conditions
06:30 - Allotment infrastructure
07:22 - So many questions!
09:15 - Your neighbours are amazing
09:57 - Get to know some weeds
11:09 - Get excited!
12:13 - Size it up
13:50 - Allotment budgeting


The First Steps | How to Start an Allotment | JB's Beginner Guide - Part 1